Child Studio has used a glass block wall, dark cherry wood panelling and a soft blue coffered ceiling to channel 1960s London in this sushi restaurant.
Located in a former post office, Maido is an eatery in London's Saint John's Wood neighbourhood with interiors designed to honour the heritage of the late modernist building.
A curved glass brick wall divides the space
"We were fascinated by the unique story of this building and aimed to capture the nostalgic atmosphere of 1960s London, paying tribute to the modernist public spaces of the era," said Child Studio founders Alexy Kos and Che Huang.
"The design evolved around the bold geometry of this period and the juxtaposition of simple materials: wood, glass, clay and steel." Maido is anchored by a steel-panelled bar
The walls across the entire space are clad in cherry wood while shallow alcoves are decorated with a rotating selection of artworks.
A suspended coffered ceiling hangs overhead, its grid pattern echoed in the black quarry tiles on the floor and the semicircular glass brick wall that divides the space.
The curved partition wall also forms a generous, leather-upholstered seating booth at the back of the space.
Shallow alcoves are decorated with a rotating selection of art
The focal point of Maido's interior is a central island bar clad in reflective curved steel panels.
Here, the sushi master prepares and serves authentic Japanese dishes while customers perch on polished aluminium bar stools by...