Location: Odesa, Ukraine
Area: 20 sq.m.
Team: Ivanna Gaidarzhy, Sivak Dmytro, Sergey Molchanov
Year: 2025
Photo: Yevhen Karev
In an era when interiors compete with social media for attention, design often becomes scandalous, provocative, or extravagant. With such an approach, an interior can lose its deeper spirit — and we dared to take a different path.
The entire interior was created around a central display of croissants. Everything revolves around them, while the croissants themselves rotate on stands right before our eyes. Here, they are treated as works of art or fine jewelry, which is why we even illuminated them with special lights designed for jewelry showcases.
We aimed to create a space built on a delicate selection of details, materials, and an aesthetic of beauty without ostentation. The hall’s area is only 20 square meters, so we avoided overloading it with unnecessary décor, as the main focus here is on the croissants and the people.
Wood, metal, and clay — all simple and natural materials. At the same time, we added a touch of refinement to the interior by arranging the veneer on the cabinets in a chessboard pattern, which gave the space an important feature of its character.
Since there had already been a café in this location, we didn’t change the layout or the flooring — we only applied new wall finishes and replaced the lighting with our custom-designed fixtures created from original sketches.
The chairs were found at a flea market and restored, giving them another generation of life. The tables, sofas, counters, and display cases were custom-made.
The café is located next to a small square, and together with the interior, it works equally well for a morning visit or an evening gathering.