The Proxi restaurant occupies former printing house in Chicago
Mid-century-style lamps hang above burnt orange leather booths inside this restaurant in Chicago, designed by New York-based studio Meyer Davis in an old printing house.Â
The Proxi is located in the West Loop, a neighbourhood on the western bank of the Chicago River that was formerly a centre for manufacturing. Today, many of the areas warehouse buildings have been transformed into eateries, bars and art galleries.
Adding to this hub, Meyer Davis has transformed the ground floor of a building previously occupied by Werner Printing Company into a restaurant.
The 14-foot-high (4.2 metre) barrel-vaulted ceiling of the former print works has been refreshed with white tiles, while glossy blue tiles in a vertical soldier stack cover the columns.
Walls are covered with white washed oak panelling and sage green painted decorative mouldings. This decor provides a neutral backdrop for black and dark navy furnishings with accents of burnt orange.
Although employing the same material palette throughout, Meyer Davis has broken the expansive 5,900-square-foot (548-square-metre) restaurant into distinct areas.
Each area is decorated differently with custom-made and contemporary furniture and lighting. Nods to modernist design can be seen with large steel lights and sleek black chairs, while other decorations are souvenirs from restaurant co-owner Emmanuel Nony's travels.
Meyer Davis likens the eclectic effect to the restaurant's menu, which chef Andrew Zimmerman based on global stre...
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