Yucatán, Oaxaca and Mexico City are some of the places that the founder of studio A-nrd visited in preparation of designing the interiors of Kol, a restaurant in central London.
Kol is situated in the capital's Marylebone neighbourhood. It's headed up by notable chef Santiago Lastra, who has designed the menu of the two-storey restaurant to reflect the rich culture and cuisine of his birthplace, Mexico.
London-based studio A-nrd was tasked with bringing an equally authentic sense of Mexico to Kol's interiors. The studio's founder, Alessio Nardi, embarked on an extensive field trip to get a better understanding of the country.
Above: the restaurant's yellow entryway. Top image: Luis Barragáns colourful architecture informed burnt-orange surfaces of Kol "There is only so much you can discover in books and the internet ? you miss the real experience, how a place makes you feel which is very important to translate into an interior project," explained Nardi, who runs A-nrd alongside Lukas Persakovas.
"Visiting masterpieces in person like the various works of Luis Barragán, and Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's house in San Angel was very moving," he told Dezeen.
"That moment when you just free your mind and become very perceptive of small details you see in vernacular buildings and anonymous furniture, colours and material combinations, ideas start sparking."
The ground floor dining room features an open kitchen
The colourful architecture of Mexican...