L’Anxova Divina, SLS Barcelona
Long gone are the days when the hotel restaurant was simply a luxurious location to enjoy an over-the-top breakfast buffet. With culturally informed menus and interiors, a new generation of high-style eateries has even locals vying for a reservation. At the SLS Barcelona, AvroKO has cooked up an instant neighborhood classic in L’Anxova Divina, a 3,600-square-foot tapas bar whose sun-bleached palette evokes “Joan Miró painting on his summer holiday in Spain,” says Lexie Aliotti, director of projects at AvroKO’s New York studio, which counts Michelin-starred chefs Kyle and Katina Connaughton, Brian Kim, and Danny Meyer as clients. Drawing connections to the country’s decorative heritage are Antoni Gaudí-esque trencadís shard mosaics, a Modernisme-inspired spearmint-metal gantry over a horseshoe-shape bar, and glazed checkerboard and terra-cotta tiling, locally sourced from Maora Ceramic and Todobarro. Meanwhile, sculptural seating upholstered in pastel, jewel-tone, and geometric-print fabrics adds new age flair. Surrealism isn’t an overt design reference, but after a few glasses of vermouth and a plate of patatas bravas, it may begin to feel that way. “Like any good dream state,” Aliotti adds, “this irreverent mix of many simultaneous ideas creates an intangible, funky beauty.”
Source: https://interiordesign.net
