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Photography: Conrad Brown
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Photography: Conrad Brown
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Photography: Conrad Brown
Vancouver’s Como Taperia serves up Spanish classics in interiors that put a Canadian spin on Barcelona’s traditional tapas bars.
The restaurant interiors are by local studio Ste Marie; it took cues from the Jardins de les 3 Xemeneies in the Catalan capital. The terracotta-coloured exterior of the park’s three brick chimneys is reflected not only on the tiles that line the Vancouver restaurant’s walls but also the brown marble tabletops and leather benches.
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Even the tableware fits with the colour scheme – its rounded shapes are also a nod to the work of sculptor Jean Arp, whose influence can be spied in the bar’s abstract paintings.
To further liven up the muted tones, Ste Marie added elements in a Joan Miró-esque cobalt blue, splashing it across seats, shelves and handrails.
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