{"id":225591,"date":"2024-05-13T09:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T13:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_news&p=225591"},"modified":"2024-05-10T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:22:25","slug":"this-ukrainian-cafe-is-designed-as-an-inviting-cup-of-coffee","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/this-ukrainian-cafe-is-designed-as-an-inviting-cup-of-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"This Ukrainian Caf\u00e9 is Designed as an Inviting Cup of Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 13, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Lisa Di Venuta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>courtesy of Makhno Studio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This Ukrainian Caf\u00e9 is Designed as an Inviting Cup of Coffee<\/h1>\n\n\n

Kofan is a chain of all-day caf\u00e9s in central Ukraine\u2019s Kremenchuk offering wartime respite along with everything from pancakes and bubble tea to cocktails and tuna tataki. The latest outpost, and the third by Makhno Studio<\/a>, focuses on third-wave coffee, which inspired the design team to devise a monochromatic palette throughout its 460 square feet that\u2019s akin to being nestled inside a cappuccino cup. \u201cIt\u2019s a tranquil haven,\u201d founder and architect Serhii Makhno says. Walls and ceiling are coated in pigmented plaster, crimped to evoke swirling layers of espresso foam, and flooring is latte-toned oak planks. Wood changes to a paler caf\u00e9 au lait ash for the custom tables and chairs, but pendant fixtures by Makhno, who\u2019s also a ceramicist, are more of a dark-roast black. There are contributions from other fellow Ukrainians, too: The feature wall by Kelsis references vyshyvanka<\/em>, an embroidery pattern thought to ward off evil, through plastered MDF, while, outside, a pair of soldierlike sculptures in weathered steel by Yevhen Prymachenko act, Makhno adds, like \u201csymbolic watchtowers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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