Work Bars and nightlife
Paradise Lost
A tiki bar rebuilt around punk, psychobilly and a macabre streak of Americana.
Paradise Lost takes the tiki bar somewhere darker. Demonic, psychobilly and punk influences meet a macabre reading of Americana, and the room is built to transport guests out of the East Village entirely.
Months of curation went into the artifacts, custom sculptures and kinetic effects hidden throughout the room.
01 The assignment
Deliver a tiki concept that could hold its own in a city already full of them, with an experience dense enough that regulars keep discovering new things.
02 The design response
Eclectic maximalism, executed with discipline. Hidden kinetic effects, curated artifacts and volcanism-themed materiality layer into a continuously evolving environment. Charred woodwork, custom sculptures and a Rum Club leaderboard give the bar a language of its own.
03 Materials and custom elements
Charred wood, cast and sculpted volcanic surfaces, tufted banquettes, layered lighting and a collection of artifacts assembled over months of curation.
