Best Bar Design
Smalls by Fiona Lynch Office
South Melbourne, Victoria
Jury comment:
Smalls by Fiona Lynch Office is a very welcome addition to the local bar scene. Rather than screaming its presence, it whispers in a husky Belgian accent of its European aesthetic roots. This is partly achieved through the colour and materials palette – moody, muted putties, flat blues and concrete greys offset by the occasional glimmer of glassware and brass – but also by the artisanal aspect of the installation. Handmade ceramic tiles by Porcelain Bear clad the bar. Leather hides stitched by Made Measure are crafted into tarpaulins to cover a wall. Camm Upholstery is responsible for the open joined banquettes. Articulated into a thirty-square-metre semi-industrial volume of white-painted brick walls, herringbone parquet and steel grid frames, Smalls epitomizes a new urban elegance with fine detailing such as Carrara marble tabletops, aged black leather and charcoal velvet upholstery. A sculptural brass column emits a soft, seductive glow. Everywhere you look there is a touch of class.
Smalls
20–22 Yarra Place
South Melbourne Vic 3205
smallsbar.com.au
Fiona Lynch Office
38 Glasshouse Road
Collingwood Vic 3066
fionalynch.com.au
