Dezeen has partnered with Design Shanghai to present a cafe and bar designed by Michael Young at the 2021 edition of the trade show, which opened in Shanghai this week.
The cafe and bar is located at booth K207 in Hall 2 at Design Shanghai 2021, which takes place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, until 6 June.
The space features grey corrugated walls with splashes of colour and is furnished with previews of furniture pieces designed by Young that will be launched later in the year.
Dezeen has partnered with Design Shanghai to present a cafe and bar designed by Michael Young
According to Young, the concept for the space is loosely based on a bar he created last year at his office in Shekou, Shenzhen. "I ended up with an opportunity to create a bar last year beneath our studio but with only a few weeks to build the concept I decided to throw in anything I could get hold of ? samples, prototypes and things from the studio that we have collected from around the world," the Hong Kong-based British designer told Dezeen.
"I basically scavenged the studio together like a magpie so it became a real beer shack and a place that was not designed but created organically."
The bar features ribbed walls with splashes of colour and pattern
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