Industry recognises design excellence
The Restaurant and Bar Design Awards recognised "excellence" in design and architecture in the global hospitality industry yesterday, at a ceremony in Canary Wharf, London.
The contest saw 330 entrants from 51 countries competing for 11 awards – each representing a category - plus two overall prizes.
Judges - who included Fay Mashler, restaurant critic; Femke de Wild, editor of Frame magazine; Karim Rashid, designer, Ian Callum, design director Jaguar Cars – chose Smack, designed by Steve Smith as best overall bar and Busaba Eathai, designed by David Archer Architects as best restaurant.
The categories and winners were:
Independent restaurant: Barbican Lounge, London
Designer: SHH
Multiple restaurant: Busaba Eathai, Bicester
Designer: David Archer Architects
Independent bar or club: Smack, Leamington Spa
Designer: Steve Smith
Multiple bar or club: Grosvenor Café, Glasgow
Designer: Surface ID
Restaurant/bar/club in another space: Barbican Foodhall, London
Designer: SHH
Restaurant or bar in a hotel: The Bar, Coworth Park, Ascot
Designer: Fox Linton Associates
Café or fast food: Costa Coffee, London
Designer: Stiff and Trevillion
Identity & website design: Dock Kitchen, London
Designer: Here Design
Pub: Stravaigin, Glasgow
Designer: Surface ID
Lighting scheme: Chan, Greece
Designer: Andy Martin Studio
International restaurants: Look Out Café, Japan and Cave, Australia
Designers: Design Spirits and Koichi Takada
International bar: Tazmania Ballroom, Hong Kong
Designer: Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio