Restaurants and bars call upon all of the senses, not just taste, to establish an emotional connection with customers. They rely on their architecture and decor to establish a visual identity that reflects ...
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Musical themes play a pivotal role in the design of celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck's latest eponymous bar and grill, in the L.A. Live entertainment complex in downtown Los Angeles. The 8,000-square-foot restaurant, designed by Tony Chi in collaboration with William Paley, drew design inspiration from the restaurant's neighbors, the Nokia Theatre and the Grammy Museum, to integrate musical patterns in several key design elements.
Rhythm and lyrical movements were interwoven throughout the floors, light fixtures and wood grains. Player piano scrolls (pianola-inspired) anchor the west end of the main dining room and are inscribed with the baseline notes to the songs from Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," one of Puck's favorite albums.
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