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Nadzieja restaurant in Poznań features understated Bauhaus-style interiors
Agnieszka Owsiany Studio worked to incorporate key motifs of Bauhaus design into this Israeli restaurant, which has opened in Poznań, Poland.
Serving up a plant-based menu of Israeli-inspired dishes, Nadzieja has been completed with a bright and warm interior that references sunny Tel Aviv and its abundance of Bauhaus architecture.
Tel Aviv has over 4,000 Bauhaus-style buildings that were constructed by Jewish architects, who immigrated to the Israeli city during 1930s as the Nazis came into power in Germany.
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Agnieszka Owsiany Studio kept this in mind when devising the new fit-out of the restaurant, which had previously been an Asian udon eatery.
"The space had been very strong visually – dark green walls, lots of patterns, materials and a black-painted ceiling above it all," the studio's founder, Agnieszka Owsiany, told Dezeen.
"It was very heavy, so the space looked much smaller. My first impression when I got there was that I had to put as much light inside this space as possible."
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Several walls throughout the 80 square-metre restaurant have been clad in simple white tiles, in a nod to the pale Bauhaus buildings that populate Tel Aviv – a feature which eventually lent the destination the term of White City.
Some other surfaces have been painted light beige, while a white curtain serves as a backdrop to the group dining area.
"[The curtain] creates this feeling of a small room inside the open space, making it more cosy," explained the studio.
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At the centre of the space is a long table with an eight-centimetre-thick wooden countertop. It's surrounded by brown-leather chairs with tubular steel frames, echoing Bauhaus master Marcel Breuer's famous Wassily chair.
These chairs also appear in the main dining room, where there's a mixture of seating options – as well as traditional low tables, there are also tall counters crafted from ivory granite and black bistro-style high chairs.
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Windows have been left curtain-less to let in the maximum amount of natural light. Pendant lamps that dangle from the ceiling can also be switched on as evening falls and dimmed to foster a more intimate ambience.
"Their chrome details and spherical shades made with white glass again refer to the Bauhaus style," added the studio.
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Various earth-toned ceramics crafted by Nadzieja's owner have been slotted amongst the restaurant's timber shelving units as decor.
Owsiany also used linen and wool to create a handful of artworks for the walls.
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the renowned Bauhaus design school, which operated from 1919 until 1933.
The work produced by students of the time – which include figures like Walter Gropius and Anni Albers – continues to influence several architects, designers and brands today.
Lara Bohinc looked to the "pure yet intricate" geometric minimalism of Bauhaus design to create a range of tables, while ZigZagZurich emulated the school's use of colour and pattern to produce a line of blankets.
To find out more about the Bauhaus, read Dezeen's guide.