Coffee Break: Stockholm's Cafe Foam
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Here's a view of the interior. Though this photo was shot in the evening, I arrived just as the lunch crowd was settling in. "We allowed the Spanish temperament to meet Scandinavian coolness to create a vivid place that…enhances the eating experience. A place for everybody to be," says Note Design Studio. Clearly their aim to create a place for "everyone to be" worked. Nearly every barstool was occupied and the place was humming with conversation. -
Here's the counter filled with sandwiches and pastries. -
As you can see from the bright accents of powder blue and Barbie pink, the interior is meant to elicit a strong response. According to Note, owner Michael Toutoungi said that he wanted a space that "people either love or hate and that nobody is indifferent to." The aesthetic is definitely stronger and more playful than most cafe's I've visited. -
The hanging lights are hand blown by local company Kosta Boda, the oldest operating glasswork company in Sweden. They've been creating wares since 1792. -
Natural light floods the interior. I loved the contrast of the polished concrete floors with the plush barstools and the wooden tables. Just past the bookshelf is a more private section of the cafe. -
Here's a detail of the bookshelf. -
The side room swathed in red fabric leans more toward the Spanish influence (and it looks a lot swankier that the rest of the cafe). Says Note Design: "We began searching for extremes, where passion and hate were equally present. Our entrance to the project became the complexity around bull fighting as a phenomenon. We were fascinated by the bull and bullfighter´s mutual movements [as they] battle. This struggle along with the materials and colors of the stadium were the inspiration [behind] Café Foam." Cafe Foam is located at Karlavägen 75 just a hop away from many of the city's upscale design galleries. If you're in the area, it's well worth a trip. Visit cafefoam.com for more information.
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