What are the design styles of the cafe?

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When Starbucks is no longer the exclusive darling of petty bourgeoisie, as coffee culture evolves into the daily life of the public, more and more people dream of opening a cafe. Unwittingly, coffee shop chains are springing up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. All kinds of unique cafes are also scattered in every corner of the city. As a good place to be in a daze, the most convenient place for friends to get together and business exchanges, the design of cafes is more important than other restaurant designs. Consumers are choosing not only the coffee itself, but also the design style of the cafe they prefer.

The style of cafes is easily influenced by local cultures and absorbs its characteristics. For example, Nordic cafes tend to be natural, with a bit of design in simplicity, while American cafes tend to be scientific and commercial, with more large stores. Japanese tend to be Zen or grocery style.

Cafes with different design styles around the world

Industrial style

1. Australian industrial style

Because of the characteristics of its island, Australia had many industrial facilities such as docks and transport equipment in its early days, so the design of many cafes also preferred LOFT industrial style, and developed its own characteristic warehouse industrial appearance, which made Australian industrial design full of cultural depth and creativity.

Wolloomoollo? It is one of the few Australian industrial style cafes in Taiwan, and the interior design with distinctive warehouse industrial style attracts people's attention.

2. American industrial style

This industrial style has swept the United States with the trend of boutique coffee, creating many industrial-style cafes on the west coast of the United States, such as Tree Pier City in Portland, which combines the natural rugged cultural style of Portland culture. And San Francisco is represented by Four Barrel, Sightglass, etc., with metal iron, wood and cement and other raw materials, showing a simple but not rugged industrial style.

Japanese light industrial grocery style

There are many small handmade cafes in Japan, and the Japanese culture's tradition of attaching importance to craftsmanship and craftsmanship also deeply affects the style of Japanese cafes. Traditional Japanese cafes are usually relatively simple, multi-use wood, and the style is close to Zen style. In recent years, because of the popularity of grocery life aesthetics in Japan and the influence of the global industrial style, foreign food shops mixed with grocery style or Japanese light industrial cafes are very popular among young people.

Industrial style and bread are also quite delicious. With grocery life aesthetics, showing the Japanese style of light industry.

Nordic style

The key to the design of Nordic cafes lies in both natural and local features, using local materials such as beech, Chinese fir and even driftwood, combined with Nordic outstanding craftsmanship to make the best use of it. Generally speaking, Nordic cafes prefer light color, fresh and bright design, which brings people a relaxed and comfortable feeling.

Cafes in northern Europe like to make use of plenty of sunlight, natural light coming in through a large area of glass windows, with pure white walls. If you read comfortably in your seat, you can have a good day.

So, how to design the cafe?

Coffee shop often does not pay attention to luxury, but the sense of life, coffee shop does not need excessive design, the appropriate theme and appropriate decoration is very important.

The aesthetics of the coffee shop is easily influenced by contemporary popular style. At the same time, the coffee shop is a place where people gather, and the aesthetic design of the coffee shop is also easy to infect customers who come to the shop, which can be said to be the starting point of contemporary life design.

Step1

Determine the shape of the cafe

Modern coffee shops can be divided into several different business forms, such as single stores or chain stores. Usually a single-store coffee shop will have a theme or personality, while a chain-mode coffee shop will pay attention to brand systematization. In addition, it is also divided into take-out or restaurant food: take-out shops pay attention to the design of speed and take-out packaging, while restaurant owners will pay attention to the atmosphere and characteristics.

Coffee theme shop

Coffee-themed shops focus on characteristics and personality, such as flower-drawing skills or hand-flushing cafes that emphasize single beans.

▼ Prague Electric themed Cafe

▼ Garden themed Cafe

▼ car themed Cafe

▼ Alice Magic themed Cafe

Chain store

When it comes to the ancestor of the coffee chain, Starbucks must mention Starbucks, which provides customers with a complete and unique coffee experience with its customized espresso and successful business logic. Recently, with its professional, aesthetic and successful business model, Blue bottle has become another reference for future enterprise chain stores.

Starbucks stores full of design sense in ▼

Small take-out shop

Coffee is a very convenient take-out drink, whether it is refreshing in the morning, in the middle of work, or after a meal. Generally speaking, on the first floor of an office building or in a walking area, it is a good place to open a small take-out shop, and even a small stall or wheelbarrow can be converted into a small coffee shop.

Coffee shop combined with catering

In coffee shops where there are no self-baked beans, drinks are an indispensable part of the meal. In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to coffee in restaurants, and the matching of coffee with desserts is also very important. This culture comes from Australia, where breakfast and lunch are usually paired with high-quality coffee.

Brand affiliated coffee shop

With the diversified development of catering culture, many enterprises and brands begin to want to make use of the influence and customer gathering power of catering or coffee. Such as Benz Cafe, Oshudan Coffee. The brand's compound coffee shop is designed to enable customers to experience the value that the brand hopes to bring to consumers in the time of a cup of coffee. Brand-affiliated coffee shops are becoming more and more popular. For example, Marunouchi Reading Style, the most popular bookstore in Japan, is a way to get back to the core of life and get out of different coffee shops with innovative thinking.

Step 2

Design appearance and moving line of guest area

Eye-catching design customers often evaluate the store in only a few seconds, so the overall design of the shop appearance is very important, the most important thing of the cafe is good lighting conditions. On the other hand, cafes that simply sell coffee will emphasize the personality of the shopkeeper in the storefront decoration and do not need excessive decoration.

▼ 's bright appearance and lighting are the first elements of the cafe to attract the attention of pedestrians.

The moving line is smooth

Generally used cafes are divided into five blocks: entrance area, bar area, seating area, bathroom area and storeroom. In addition, many specialty cafes also have bean baking areas or kitchens.

The focus of the cafe is almost always on the bar area. The establishment of the bar area needs to consider the mode of operation of the cafe. Generally speaking, the checkout area with take-out type is usually near the entrance and exit, sometimes opening on the facade in order to provide take-out service quickly. In addition, some places should be reserved at the checkout counter in the store to avoid overcrowding at the checkout channel. It should be noted that there should be a place for goods and credit card signatures on the counter.