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Futur2 mixes, matches and morphs ordinary objects and recyclables to create a visual feast in the Fuuud restaurant in Sabadell, Spain.
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alchemy at work in Fuuud. Nearly every element in this 2,200-sq.ft., all-day-dining restaurant has undergone some kind of transformation. The suspended pendant fixtures over the bar started life as pots and pans. The artistic chairs are really just stock items revved up with decoupaged pages from books and magazines found in flea markets. As for the signature tree sculpture that dominates the space? It’s a creative amalgam of inexpensive laths and LEDs that glow from inside ping-pong balls. “We wanted to create something special from the common things of everyday life. For us, that’s what makes magic,” says Pepe López del Hoyo, art director for the Barcelona-based multidisciplinary design firm, Futur2. “Fuuud was an exercise in reinterpretation, not recycling.” It was also a lesson in working better, faster and smarter. With only a month to complete construction, López del Hoyo and his team were well aware that wish list changes, like moving the kitchen to another level and introducing high-tech special effects into the central space, weren’t going to happen. It was equally clear that madeto-order pieces were out of the question—especially since they were working over the month of August, which is generally a heavy vacation period in Spain. That meant everything they used would have to be off the rack. But, they

ADRIANA TRIF, BARCELONA

/ 1 / One of the only major architectural changes Fuuud’s designers made was moving the staircase in line with the bar, pulling the eye through the narrow space.

/ 2 / Banquette upholstery evokes blurred digital images, creating a sharp contrast with the detailed pictures applied to the chairs.

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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Style - Fall 2012

Hospitality Style - Fall 2012
Contents
From the Editor/ Advisory Board
The Edge
Wish List Showroom
Big Is Beautiful
Fuuud for Thought
Mid-Tier Magic
Stealing the Scene
Chain Reaction
Outdoor Furniture Showroom
Fabric Showroom
Q+A
Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Intro
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Cover2
Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - 1
Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Contents
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - From the Editor/ Advisory Board
Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - 5
Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - The Edge
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - 8
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Wish List Showroom
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Big Is Beautiful
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Fuuud for Thought
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Mid-Tier Magic
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - 35
Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Stealing the Scene
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - 39
Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Chain Reaction
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Outdoor Furniture Showroom
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Fabric Showroom
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Hospitality Style - Fall 2012 - Q+A
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