Tonchin Japanese Restaurant, New York
Tonchin Japanese Restaurant, New York, NY Interior Design, Brooklyn Commercial Building, Architecture Photos
Tonchin Japanese Restaurant in New York
Dec 29, 2021
Design: Carpenter & Mason
Location: New York, NY 10018, USA
Tonchin Japanese Restaurant
Carpenter & Mason love Japan. So when the Sugeno brothers approached them to design a Japanese restaurant that didn’t feel traditionally Japanese, they were all were all in.
Although they were born into the Tonchin restaurant empire, Tonchin New York is Anan and Toi’s first venture on their own – in a new city, with a new look and it was important that the aesthetic of the restaurant reflect the brother’s own sense of style, which is both playful and sophisticated. Knowing almost no one in the city, Anan and Toi looked to us to help curate the design team and we were lucky enough to bring in all our favorites, including graphic designers LMNOP and ceramic artist Helen Levi.
Carpenter & Mason’s material and formal choices were inspired by traditional Japanese textiles, colors and techniques (Boro, Kintsugi, Shou Sugi Ban), but with a sense of playfulness to keep our references from feeling too heavy and too literal. We worked closely with LMNOP from day one to ensure that the graphic and interior intentions were aligned – and the two were often inspired by each other.
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