Interiors studio North End Design has applied the distinctive pistachio green synonymous with London's popular Italian delicatessen and restaurant chain Lina Stores to the company's newly opened branch in South Kensington.
Positioned on the corner of Exhibition Road and Thurloe Square, the South Kensington restaurant is the seventh outpost of the well-known deli, which opened in Soho in 1944.
The Lina Stores team worked with local studio North End Design to create an interior that balances the chain's history with its most recent location.
Lina Stores South Kensington includes the brand's distinctive pistachio green
"For South Kensington specifically, we added a more elevated look to mirror the neighbourhood," Lina Stores told Dezeen. The brand's "signature" pale green clads the facade, from which the deli's recognisable stripy awning protrudes.
Inside, the designers centred the restaurant around an open kitchen counter and coffee bar that wraps one side of the eatery and is topped with dark timber and stainless steel.
The designers centred the restaurant around an open kitchen counter
This feature was chosen to reference the hustle and bustle found in traditional Roman and Milanese espresso bars.
"These bars tend to be at the centre of their communities, which is very much how we see our restaurants and delicatessen when we open in a new neighbourhood," explained the brand.
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