Designers Eduard Eremchuk and Katy Pititskaya have created a cafe in Voronezh, Russia, that embodies "the essence of a doughnut" through delicious-looking velvety walls and squidgy seeming furniture.
Cafe Krujok, named after a round doughnut, is located in the centre of the city of Voronezh in southwest Russia and specialises in breakfasts and coffee.
Cafe Krujok is designed to look like a deconstructed doughnut
In keeping with the theme, Eremchuk and Pititskaya designed the space to make patrons feel as if they had stepped into a fantasy world of baked goods.
"We were inspired by airy shapes of the doughnuts, melting glaze, and cream," said the duo, who decorated the entire cafe to look like a "hyperreal pastry". Wall art by Elena Minaev was chosen because it resembles popcorn
Cafe Krujok is divided into two spaces. Near the entrance, the walls and furniture are a creamy colour and some of the chairs and tables are sculpted to look as though they have been squidged and moulded like clay before being sealed with a glossy finish.
"You start your journey as if you are inside of a doughnut," said Eremchuk and Pititskaya. "Crumpled glossy furniture, beige and sand-coloured walls and furniture refer to different forms of dough."
A chandelier looks like a tangle of pastry dough
The walls are decorated with multicoloured sculptures by Russian artist Elena Minaev that are intended to recall glossy puffs of popcorn.
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