The TV show Mad Men informed the retro feel of this bar in Guangzhou, China, which designer Vinki Li has finished with wood-panelled walls, marble floors and plush mid-century furniture.
Li ? who is based in Hong Kong ? had been told to make the interiors of Out Of Office unlike any other bar in Guangzhou, so she looked to foreign films and television shows for aesthetic inspiration.
Her main point of reference ended up being Mad Men ? a TV series which follows the life and times of Don Draper, a creative director working at an advertising agency on New York's Madison Avenue during the 1960s.
The bar is entered via a lobby that looks like a secretary's office
Not only is Li a fan of the show, but she liked that its 1960s setting would give her the opportunity to showcase mid-century furnishings inside Out Of Office. "I have always been a big fan of mid-century architecture and designs, I considered it very timeless, well-designed...it still feels fresh today," she told Dezeen.
A typewriter and old-school telephone top the desk in the lobby
Li named the bar after season one, episode 13 of Mad Men, in which protagonist Draper leaves the office for the evening and remaining staff members throw a revelrous, alcohol-fuelled party in anticipation of presidential election results.
"I wanted to create a similar atmosphere when guests come to unwind after working during the day, a feeling of the boss not being here," added Li.
The main bar features wood-lined wal...