Originally from Odessa, Ukraine, Forty Five Cafe has opened its second establishment in Port De La Mer, Dubai.
The new location, designed by Dubai-based design firm ISTO, comprises a main dining room, bar area, dessert counter, and terrace. The space is crafted to act as a café by day and transition to a bar in the evening.
To connect the two outposts, a light blue wallcovering, paired with textured, sand-inspired terracotta inserts, nods to the Black Sea in Odessa and the Persian Gulf in Dubai.
A chandelier that suspends over the dining tables resembles a stork’s nest, crafted from filigree assembled from small branches to create a rounded shape. Deeper inside the café, another long horizontal chandelier, made from sawn wood, serves as a decorative installation and illuminates the area above the bar.
Peach-toned bar stools and emerald green banquettes offer pops of color to an otherwise neutral palette of marble and plaster. Elements throughout the interior add a modern and underground flair, including light installations along the columns and bar counter that extend to the ceiling, and a curved, torn metal panel that seemingly exposes a brick wall.
To round out the space, olive trees were placed around the perimeter.
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