LA-based interiors and structure agency Commune Design has been enlisted for a brand new hospitality area positioned on the base of the JW Marriott lodge tower in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Impressed by Japanese kissas, a time period for bars and tea homes centered on vinyl listening, the sushi restaurant and vinyl bar is a celebration of Japanese tradition and design.
888 playfully describes itself with the easy assertion, “If Jamiroquai produced a monitor for James Brown and Mac Miller wrote the hook on it,” providing each refined Japanese delicacies and a high-fi listening expertise. In shut partnership with Commune, the inside is thoughtfully designed for optimum acoustics.
Wooden paneled partitions and partitions imbue the area with a comfortable Japanese inside really feel, whereas additionally giving the venue a retro 70s vibe. 888’s shade palette of warm-toned hues like mustard yellow, darkish inexperienced, magenta, and maroon textile wall coverings, recycled health club flooring, and patterned upholstery create a vibrant, but intimate environment akin to bygone underground Jazz golf equipment.
To bridge its cultural inspirations, Commune tapped Japanese artisans together with Yusuke Nagai for a lighting set up, Senda Takanori for washi paper particulars constructed from pulped report covers, and Akira Minagawa for upholstery materials with Mina Perhonen.
On the stateside, Devon Turnbull helped design a customized speaker, Adam Pogue created patchwork lighting fixtures, and Sofia Londono designed a statement-making sushi bar and DJ stand clad in customized blue tiles. The audiophile-grade sound system design, which introduced Turnbull along with award-winning Steven Durr Designs and Soundlux Audio, is impressed by classic Altec Lansing audio system and makes use of 1200MK turntables.
See the gallery above to see the completed challenge. 888 is open now on the following handle:
800 Clark Place
Nashville, TN 37203
