Lumo

  • Prize
    Winner in Interior Design Brand New
  • Company/Firm
    Yod Group
  • Lead Designer
    Volodymyr Nepyivoda, Dmytro Bonesko
  • Other Designer(s)
    Serhii Prudkyi, Denys Moseyko, Olexandr Kravchuk, Ilya Nepravda
  • Architect
    Yod Group
  • Interior Designer
    Yod Group
  • Photo Credit
    Oleksandr Anhelovskyi
  • Location
    Dnipro, Ukraine
  • Project Date
    6 Jyly 2024

Lumo is a bright and democratic bistro on one of Dnipro's central streets.

The project was inspired by modern Italy, or rather, a mix of its various cultural facets. Mosaic tiles, check patterns, and textured veneers refer to the Memphis group that revolutionized Italian design in the 80s of the last century. The project uses Alpi veneer, whose original design was created by the founder of Memphis Ettore Sottsass.

The restaurant's focal point is a rounded bar, above which a massive lamp cap rises. It resembles ample meringue on the cake and works as a visual magnet of the interior. Through the panoramic windows, the illuminated bar can be seen from the street and the square opposite the restaurant. That attracts new visitors to the place.

The materials palette of Lumo includes mosaic tiles, metal, wood, and leather. The achromatic palette of the interior is broken by shades of wood, an orange strip on the floor that zones the space, and a bright red sink in the bathroom.

Rounded shapes emphasize the hospitable mood of the place. Such as the shades of pendant lamps, the line of the bar counter, and a massive arch portal separating the main hall from the wardrobe and bathrooms.