Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design sourced local materials for the design of Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Nagoya, Japan, which features tiles across its surfaces and lamps made from pottery plates.
The studio used tiles across the walls, floors and tables of the cafe, which were all produced by local manufacturer Ceramic Olive Bricks.
"This cafe is located in the Chukyo area of central Japan, an area that excels in manufacturing, so we decided to make the most of it," Keiji Ashizawa Design's founder Keiji Ashizawa told Dezeen.
Tiles cover the walls in this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Nagoya
"We used a lot of tiles on the walls this time," Ashizawa added.
"Inspired by Blue Bottle Coffee's philosophy of valuing the local, we decided to use tiles that are produced in the Chukyo area," he continued. "These tiles are used to cover the structural walls of the building that exist as pillars to create three frames."
A table at the centre of the space is also tiled
As well as cladding the walls in tiles, the studio used them to demarcate seating areas and created a tile-clad table as a centrepiece of the 311-square-metre space.
"We designed the table specifically for the space," Ashizawa explained. "The tiles used are different from the wall tiles but are from the same tile manufacturer, glazed for easy cleaning."
Wooden furniture is used throughout the space
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