Interior Design for Wine Bar & TV Channel Vinappris
Vinappris needed an interior for its much in-demand retail space at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham that would double as a live, working backdrop for Vinappris TV, the Sky channel that both educated viewers about wine and sold it. The brief called for a design that could function as genuine broadcast set dressing, with live television pictures regularly focusing in on customer wine-tasting sessions.
The Challenge
Our Response
Our concept design secured the space and was developed into a finely crafted interior built around a giant, floating, slatted canopy reminiscent of a wine cellar. At its centre sits a glass-enclosed, refrigerated wall of wine, chilling both red and white to perfect temperature and accessed via sliding, library-style ladders. The bar area itself is lit by a huge light-table-like canopy, from which wine glass storage is suspended.
The Outcome
The result is a stunning, finely crafted wine bar that doubles as a living, breathing backdrop for national television giving Vinappris a space as distinctive as its concept. The design dealt with a huge number of mechanical and electrical requirements by hiding or displaying them where appropriate in keeping with the industrial aesthetic of Fort Dunlop.
