Taupe walls and walnut banquettes create a calming atmosphere in this wine bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, designed by California-based Studio Ahead.
Named With Others, the bar on Bedford Avenue specialises in natural wines from small-production, low-impact wineries.
Studio Ahead designed the With Others wine bar to have a soothing atmosphere
South Williamsburg, which has seen a dramatic transformation over the past three decades ? from creative backwater, to hipster locale, to commercial hotspot.
Owner Shanna Nasiri wanted to take her patrons back to the creative spirit of the neighbourhood's heyday in late 1990s and early 2000s.
Industrial elements include metal-mesh shelving behind the bar
She invited Homan Rajai and Elena Dendiberia, founders of Studio Ahead in San Francisco, to design the interiors with a "rough around the edges" feel. "This is not the Williamsburg of Hermès and homogeny, but of carefully selected wines served in a space of carefully selected artisans where you wave to the people you know across the room," said Studio Ahead. "A neighborhood bar."
Walnut banquettes feature tall backs and thin cushions
The building's weathered facade, complete with "scratches, graffiti, patina, grime", was left largely untouched.
Inside, a soft-industrial aesthetic is evoked through elements like metal-mesh shelving behind the bar, fabricated by local company Wombat.
Small square tiles cover the front of the bar counter and the flo...