There is a certain stereotype in Russia about how the Georgian cuisine restaurant is supposed to look. Sometimes such a perception can squeeze rich Georgian culture to the random image in google search. Thus simplifying and stereotyping the heritage of a foreign country can lead to xenophobia.
In the "Khachapuri & Wine" restaurant design, Pravda Bureau attempted to expand the common perception and unconventionally convey the Georgian atmosphere: instead of the usual ornaments, Pirosmani paintings, and massive furniture, Georgian comfort and hospitality are brought in with tactile materials, lightness of forms, and accent colors. A carpeted bar, the glare of glazed ceramics next to rough plaster, a mosaic rescued from an abandoned Soviet pioneer camp are the means we used to create ephemeral associations with the country.
Not the finishes, but the plan itself reflects Georgian culture's diversity. One can join a big party around the fireplace or find a private spot for a date or family dinner.
In some places, old brick appears inside the stairwell, celebrating the restaurant location and telling the story of the building that used to be a tenement housing in the 19th century.
