Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has unveiled a retro-themed coffee bar featuring Rubik's Cube mirrors and a floor tiled to look like checkerboard shoes.
Situated in downtown Montreal, Caffettiera Caffé Bar features a monolithic black terrazzo bar that welcomes people into the open space.
Visitors are greeted with the terrazzo bar upon entering the cafe
Combining refreshments and a retail display, this main bar emphasises Caffettiera Caffé Bar's social focus and curves down to meet the checkerboard mosaic floor.
"The checkered floor was inspired by Vans checkered shoes," studio co-founder David Dworkind told Dezeen. "As Guillaume Ménard and I both grew up in the 90s we tapped into our own personal nostalgia."
Rubik's Cube mirrors feature in the cafe's bathrooms Circular tables boast a variation of five coloured laminates in graphic shapes and framed photographs of iconic fashion models from the decade embellish the walls.
Tables sit alongside two comfortable tan leather banquettes that face the main bar, making use of the small but open space to create a sociable atmosphere.
90s nostalgia is emphasised by photographs from the decade
All of Caffettiera Caffé Bar's available space offers a chance for customer interaction. The banquettes intersect at a self-service station, behind which a backlit planter is enhanced by the mirrors' reflection.
"The long shared banquettes provide the option of sticking the round tables together, and since it's linea...