Architect Arnaud Behzadi and artist Florence Bamberger have combined French and Brazilian influences to create interiors for a pair of adjoining restaurants.
Located in Paris' 17th arrondissement, Oka Fogo is the latest eatery from Raphael Rego, a Michelin-starred chef who is originally from Rio de Janeiro.
Behzadi designed interiors that aim to capture the spirit of Rego's cuisine, while Bamberger painted wall and ceiling murals that bring an extra spark of energy.
Bamberger reinterpreted Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe on the wall of Fogo
The two restaurants each have a distinct character.
Oka, which means "house" in the language of Brazil's indigenous Tupi people, is an intimate 16-seat dinner-service restaurant with the feel of a grand yet cosy lounge. The neighbouring Fogo, which translates as "fire", is a less formal space that offers a sense of dining al fresco. With an adjoining bar and grill, this 40-seat space is open for lunch and dinner.
Oka is a 16-seat restaurant with the feel of a grand but cosy lounge
"I approached the project as a journey through a house," Behzadi told Dezeen.
"I see Oka as a prestigious living room and Fogo as an interior garden."
A ceiling mural incorporates references to Brazil's flora and fauna
Bamberger's expressive murals reinforce this approach.
In Fogo, she has painted a reinterpretation of the Édouard Manet artwork, Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe. The work takes cues from the free-flowing lines o...