Joanna Laajisto lines Helsinki restaurant walls with corrugated metal
Finnish designer Joanna Laajisto has combined mint-coloured corrugated metal wall panels with red-orange marble furniture inside this restaurant in Helsinki.
Laajisto overhauled the space for the OX restaurant on the city's Pieni Roobertinkatu street, and used the menu to influence the interior design.
"The biggest inspiration for me was the food the chefs wanted to serve at OX," Laajisto told Dezeen. "They really didn't want to categorise the food in a specific way, but described it to me as classic European with some North African influences ? classic with contemporary twists."
This contrast is what inspired Laajisto to combine corrugated metal wall panelling in a soft pastel colour with red-orange leather sofas and marble tables.
The rippled metal walls, which are based on a visit to an old slaughterhouse, provide acoustics for the restaurant ? meaning that no acoustic panels needed to be added to the ceiling.
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"Many years ago I attended a private diner at an old slaughterhouse where was a long table set in a room with unfinished corrugated metal walls," she said. "Candles were the only source of light and the acoustics were wonderful."
"Ever since then I have wanted to use corrugated metal panels to create a soft, atmospheric environment," she added. "Corrugated panels work as a great acoustical element so no acoustical ceiling e...
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