Preserved tarantulas and beetles decorate the shadowy rooms inside this bar in Shanghai, China designed by local studio Atelier XY.
Atelier XY designed the bar, which is called J Boroski, to reflect its owners' interest in insects.
It's located in Shanghai French Concession ? a region of the city that was occupied and governed by the French state from 1849 up until 1943. Over the last few decades the area has been redeveloped, and it's now host to a number of eateries, boutiques and quaint music venues.
Top image: beetles cover the surfaces of the bar. Above: a glass-brick wall runs down the back of the room
To enter the bar, visitors walk through an assuming door and up through a dark stairwell.
"It acts as a transition between the noisy exterior and the quiet interior. Once the reception is reached, the unique character of this place slowly reveals itself," explained the studio. Behind the partition are dimly lit lounge areas
The main bar area inside is dominated by a 12-metre-long counter where up to eight mixologists can stand and rustle up cocktail orders.
Amber-hued lights illuminate drink bottles on display, fostering a sense of warmth.

A gridded teak-wood framework covers the wall directly behind the counter and extends up to cover half the bar's ceiling. Every square opening in the grid is centred by a beetle ? in total there are 1,254.
Dark leather furniture features throughout the bar
Along the rear of the bar is a glass brick wall, through the centre ...