French design studio Claves has transformed the interior of a Paris cafe, introducing bespoke retro-style decor that mirrors the architecture of local bars and tobacconists from the 1930s to the present day.
Claves founders Laure Gravier and Soizic Fougeront were assigned to craft a space fuelled by nostalgia and French tradition for the reopening of Le Cornichon, a contemporary neighbourhood cafe, bar and restaurant owned by Bertrand Chauveau and Paul Henri.
Claves has redesigned a contemporary neighbourhood cafe to evoke Parisian bistros
"As the owners' aim was to create a place where people from all backgrounds could come and go from morning to night, every day of the week, the decor had to lend itself to all kinds of scenes", the design studio told Dezeen. "The morning coffee while reading the paper, the business lunch, the aperitif with friends, the romantic dinner, the evening out."
The interior of Le Cornichon incorporates nostalgic chrome fittings and laminate details
Le Cornichon is positioned on a corner site, its facade and architecture designed to be indistinguishable from that of a local Parisian bar or tobacconist.
"These are highly identifiable but timeless places, which don't refer to any particular period, or rather which cross the eras by adjusting as they go along", said Claves.
Touches of different period styles are reflected in the cafe's decor. Its interior was completely redone from floor to ceiling, and Claves also redes...