Your Table is Ready: Designing the Restaurant Experience
Episode 050 • 46 min
How does design influence the restaurant experience?
In this episode, Sam chats with Greg Bleier, the Founding Principal of Studio UNLTD, an award-winning design firm whose work includes restaurants like Bavel, Otium, and Bestia. Greg walks through design choices that enhance the restaurant experience and how he and his team crafted the look of Bestia and Bavel. Later on in the show, they are joined by Chef Sang Yoon who is the Chef and Proprietor of Father’s Office, Lukshon restaurant, and the Chef and Partner of Two Birds/One Stone in St. Helena, California. Together, they dive into the importance of practical and functional design in restaurant spaces and how they are collaborating on a new project.
Weekly Dose of Good Design
- Sam: Paper
- Greg: Logitech Mouse
Links
- Restaurants mentioned: Bavel, Bestia, Father’s Office, Helms Bakery
Sam Aquillano
CoDesign Collaborative
Host
Greg Bleier
Studio UNLTD
Guest Co-host
Sang Yoon
Chef Sang Yoon
Guest