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Retro ambience for Mumbai café and bar

Mumbai-based Design Konstruct has designed the Ruby Talkies, which is an all-day café and bar. It follows a retro-style ambience that involves contrasting design features, colours and forms. It begins with a warm inviting outdoors to a homely and comfortable indoors while maintaining the retro touch. The entrance wall is clad with assorted vintage printed tiles and old-style cast-iron floral-patterned railings. The colour palette is a mix of bright and neutral colours that maintain a rustic ambience; while milky-white textured paint renders a ‘cute’ café feel.

A tall see-through sleeper wooden library with small nine-inch shelves separates the space maintaining an open inviting look for the outdoor area, and includes books, small plants and artefacts. The U-shaped bar is the most attractive element, with dull gold overhead brass rail shelves paired with the wooden countertop, a white textured paint bar front and red velvet panelling. A sleeper wooden stage floor with oversized metallic retro Freddie Mercury wallpaper forms an artistic background.

An assorted furniture collection comprises refurbished old wooden and cane-backed chairs paired with vintage velvet floral prints for a cosy feel. An oversized white sofa with cane chairs and shrubs forms the backdrop in the outdoor space. Distressed painted wooden service counters with white marble tops and vintage retro handles complement the space along with food and music.