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Molyvos
ith its earth-tone color palette and dark-wood bar, the Greek restaurant Molyvos wasn’t overtly Greek in appearance. So, when the owners of the 15-year-old eatery in midtown Manhattan concluded the time had come to freshen its menu and interiors at the start of this year, they also decided they wanted the updated design “to more strongly re ect the various looks and feels of Greece, from its clear blue sea, pure-white sand beaches and tiny villages,” says owner Nick Livanos of the Livanos Restaurant Group. To orchestrate that makeover, the Livanos turned to designer Kim Nathanson, who has also worked on the interiors of the family’s Oceana, Moderne Barn and City Limits restaurants. Nathanson, senior designer/creative director at Boston-based Niemitz Design Group, started at Molyvos’ front façade, where she teamed with the Livanos family and Spectrum Signs to create an updated logo for the restaurant that resembles a traditional ouzo liquorbottle label. She also installed a bold, blueand-white retractable awning over the restaurant’s front door. A toned-down version of that color motif is repeated inside, in the upholstery of the dining room’s banquettes and booths. The bar, meantime, has been re nished to a lighter graphite tone, and the walls closest to the kitchen have been turned into a “family corner,” where photos of the Livanos clan hang above a circular table that can accommodate larger groups. To create some added seating exibility within the main dining room, Nathanson installed plush light- and dark-blue curtains that can be drawn to create private spaces. The end result of all her changes, Nathanson says, is an environment “that visually reinforces the restaurant’s Greek identity, without being too terribly obvious about it.” BD
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Molyvos’ bar was re nished to a lighter tone and glass bell lamps were installed to help demarcate the area.
White-and-blue accents in the restaurant’s main dining room reinforce its Greek motif.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Boutique Design - March/April 2012
Boutique Design - March/April 2012
From the Editor
Contents
In This Issue/Editorial Advisory Board
Boutique Buzz
Cross Dresser
Q+A: Rob Wagemans
Appetizing Destinations
On the Job: Updating the ADA
Vendor Profile: Mikel Patrik
DreamBook: Feed the Senses
Bath & Spa
Surfacing
The Last Detail: The Exchange Hotel
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Intro
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Boutique Design - March/April 2012
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Cover2
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 1
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - From the Editor
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 3
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Contents
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 5
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - In This Issue/Editorial Advisory Board
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 7
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Boutique Buzz
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 9
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 10
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 11
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 12
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 13
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Cross Dresser
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Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 16
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 17
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Q+A: Rob Wagemans
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 19
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 20
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 21
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 22
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 23
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 24
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 25
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Appetizing Destinations
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Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 28
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 29
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 30
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 31
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 32
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 33
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - On the Job: Updating the ADA
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Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 36
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 37
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Vendor Profile: Mikel Patrik
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 39
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 40
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 41
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - DreamBook: Feed the Senses
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 43
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 44
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 45
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Bath & Spa
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Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 48
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 49
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 50
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Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 54
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 55
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - Surfacing
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 57
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 58
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 59
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 60
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 61
Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - 62
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Boutique Design - March/April 2012 - The Last Detail: The Exchange Hotel
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