New York design studio Polonsky & Friends has lined this tiny New York omakase restaurant with burl wood veneer panels, while its counters and cabinetry are coloured to resemble bird feathers.
Designed as a sister location of Rosella, an East Village sushi spot that opened in 2020, Bar Miller is located a few blocks away in Alphabet City.
The compact Bar Miller space seats eight covers around a counter made from rare Avocatus stone
The owners brought back Polonsky & Friends to complete the interiors so that the two outposts could share the same "warm, welcoming energy".
Although the menu borrows from traditional sushi craft, it's not authentically Japanese, so the designers wanted to steer clear of any tropes that might deceive customers. Burl wood veneer panels on the walls are framed in white oak, matching the building's original floors
"The design had to incorporate local and craft-centric elements and honour the food's Japanese inspiration, but not fall into any folklore since the team isn't Japanese and the menu is untraditional," studio founder Anna Polonsky told Dezeen.
The restaurant only seats eight covers, which surround the open kitchen in the centre of the compact space.
Custom wallpaper hand-painted by Hollie M Kelley displays the feathers of an eastern rosella bird
Deep blue-green Avocatus stone ? a rare quartzite with a leathered finish ? forms the entire bar counter
A custom ceiling pendant by Madrid-based designer Pablo Bolumar i...