Boutique Design - March 2016 - 16

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STREET ART ON MENU AT LA RESTAURANTS
Street art is making its presence felt in a variety of hospitality settings, especially restaurants. That trend is on prominent display at this quartet of LA-area eateries:
RestauRant: TAcOS TU MAdRE
aRtist: ThE ART Of chASE

Located in LA's Westwood
neighborhood, Tacos tu Madre's
exterior includes the eye-catching
Day of the Dead-inspired mural
commissioned by The Art of
Chase, a Belgium-born, critically
acclaimed artist and designer who
has painted more than 250 murals
around the world. The vivid colors
and patterns make it clear Tacos tu
Madre isn't your typical taco stand.
RestauRant: BAdMAASh
aRtist: ALEx chERRy

BOUtIQUe 18 UPDAte

As Downtown Los Angeles' only Indian gastropub,
Badmaash is adorned with old Bollywood movie
posters, a colorful wall separating the downstairs
dining room and the mezzanine, and rap music
blaring through the speakers. In addition, owner
Nakul Mahendro collaborated with street artist
Cherry to draw a mural of a "hipster" Gandhi on a
mezzanine wall.

BILLY QUIMBY
CLASS OF 2013
then: Associate, BAMO,

San Francisco
now: Senior Associate, BAMO,

RestauRant: PLAyA PROviSiONS
what's the BiGGest ChanGe

aRtist: dANNy MATEO

FieLD sinCe BeinG naMeD

Mateo first met chef couple Brooke
Williamson and Nick Roberts
working as a front-of-house
employee at one of their restaurants,
and has since painted scenic
murals in their Playa Provisions
and Hudson House locales. The
murals are vintage shots of the areas
where the restaurants are located,
Playa del Rey (shown) and Redondo
Beach, respectively.

to the B18? We've seen a lot
more opportunity for unique
hotel design, as the aesthetic offerings of boutique properties have
permeated up to the larger brands. I'm excited that our clients are
continuing to break the mold and challenging us as designers to be
playful with fresh storytelling, concepts and products.
how DiD BeCoMinG PaRt oF the B18 iMPaCt YouR
CaReeR? Being acknowledged by peers as a Boutique 18 member

three years ago, followed soon after by the completion of the
biggest project of my career (the Four Seasons Dubai at Jumeirah
Beach [winner of a 2015 Gold Key Award for Best Resort]),
were two major achievements. Those milestones solidified my
personal confidence in the direction my career is moving, and
inspired me to continually push further creatively in my work.
what aRe You woRKinG on now? Renovations of the Ritz-

Carlton Chicago and a casino resort in Las Vegas (sorry, can't
disclose the name at this time!), along with design commissions
for a couple of luxury hotels in the Middle East (one of which is
shown) and a private residence in Montecito, California.
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RestauRant: BEL AiR BAR + GRiLL
aRtist: AMANdA WEiL

Weil specializes in large-scale photographic
glass installations, an outgrowth of her
interest in the intersection of photography
and architecture. The digital revolution has
enabled the studio to create brilliant images
in extraordinary scales.

C O U R T E S Y O F B A M O ( Q U I M B Y. M I D D L E E A S T H O T E L ) ; R E S TA U R A N T I M AG E S , T O P T O B O T T O M :
C O U R T E S Y O F TAC O T U M A D R E ; B A D M A A S H ; P L AYA P R O V I S I O N S A N D B E L A I R B A R + G R I L L

San Francisco

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