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PROJECT | EDIE'S ALL DAY CAFÉ AND BAR
Flexible Approach
Variant Collaborative crafts a day-to-night concept in Chicago
By Alia Akkam
Photography by Wade Hall
A
s early morning morphs into late afternoon at Edie's All Day Café
& Bar in Chicago, the mood quietly and intentionally shifts. For
the second River North outpost of this casual, multi-functional
hangout, where patrons socialize and work in equal measure, local studio
Variant Collaborative paid careful attention to how the space could seamlessly
transition from light and airy to moody and intimate.
A platform, for example, once slated for demolition because it took up so
much valuable square footage, is now strewn with large sofas and lounge
chairs, providing a contrasting height that organically divides the room.
Creative lighting applications were also essential.
" During the day, the cafe is illuminated with decorative pendants, recessed
ceiling cans, and natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows on the west
wall, " explains interior designer Amelia Hoover. Come evening, thoughtfully
integrated dimmer switches mute the overhead lights, and Edie's primarily
glows via sconces and the LED strip lights placed on shelves in the arched
niches of the backbar " reflected by the white tile backdrop, " adds Hoover.
" This simple effect brings the customers' focus to the bar where delicious
cocktails are being served. "
Those brass-inlaid arches showcasing glassware and bottles spill over
to the adjacent wall, and are the standout for Hoover, who deems them
This page: The bar embraces wood tambour panels and glowing backbar arches
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