*미스고 레스토랑 네오 퓨전 오리엔탈리즘 [ Philippe Starck ] The Spellbinding Miss Kō Restaurant_Paris, France

파리, 아시안 스트리트에 새롭게 문을 연 '미스 고' 레스토랑은 서양인들이 바라보는

새로운 네오 오리엔탈리즘으로 가득찬 호기심 어린 공간으로 디자이너

필립스탁에 의해 인테리어 된다.

인테리어 컨셉은 빠르게 성장하고 변화하는 아시아의 다양한 문화를

융합하는 믹스 앤 퓨전 디자인으로 패스트, 레이어드, 텍스쳐드, 카오틱 그리고

아름다움 등의 주제가 투영되는 공간으로 디자인 한다.

이러한 주제들을 표현하는 푸드, 아트, 외피는 사용자와 공간 간에 즉각적인

반응을 일으키는 매개체로 공간과 사용자 간에 다양한 새로움을 만들어 낸다.

이렇듯 현대적이며 감각적인 인테리어 디자인은 바디페인팅으로

전신의 몸을 드러낸 미스고의 아름다움 뒷편에 숨겨진 매력처럼

공간에 호기심을 유발시키며 시선을 내부로 내부로 유입시킨다.

reviewed by SJ

Recreating city life takes an immense amount of layers, scripted cacophony as well as an insane amount of diverse objects and textures. Philippe Starck’s latest project located in the epicenter of Paris’ Golden triangle, which is a collaboration with restaurateur Claude Louzon - the force behind many successful concepts, including Le Paradis du Fruit, Moutarde Street, Il Naturale to name a few - is a take on a bustling Asian street.  Miss Kō is as much an object of curiosity as a call to curiosity. It is the imaginary experience of a female heroine, a multi-sensorial stimulation that at times seems like a dream that has swallowed you whole and claims you as its own even after you wake up from it. So, what exactly is behind this ambitious and risky ambience? Let’s look deeper into Miss Kō.

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Miss Kō is a faceless nude Eurasian heroine, covered in body ink. She exposes herself as an experience of curiosity, risk, adventure and beauty and signifies a fantasy world where all artists are freed from constraints; where technology shows its promise and industry bends into art.

The interior is an amalgamation of the diversity that exists in the fastest growing cities in Asia; fast, layered, textured, chaotic and yet beautiful. Everything in this interior is an adventure; the food, the art and the surfaces all share the same responsibility, which is to create a moment of interaction between user and space. In the dining room, a few key elements are pivotal components to the interior design: the massive screen bar, the spectacular fresco by David Rochline and the huge teapot-cum-lamp. You are constantly surrounded by signs that ooze Asian ambiance, where you see shades of grey collide with colour and the furnishings are a mix of contemporary items and ancient Far East inspiration.

Inside, this neo-Asian experience unfolds through different channels. Whether it is body art, the featured dragon, media, rice or lighting; they have all taken a protagonist role in the experiential planning that has led to Miss Kō. At the bar, endless layer of screens displays different Asian channels overlaid by an intricate illustration of a dragon by Label Dalbin.

The food experience at Miss Kō is appropriately placed within multiple vistas to enhance the dining experience. The 200 or so seats scattered across the bar, sushi zone and more intimate tables for two, invite diners to partake in the food which is just as diverse and intense as the interior. Far Eastern influenced salads are juxtaposed against traditional western desserts like cheesecake and chocolate cake. Flavors are blended with new and unique textures; where sushi and spring rolls are reinvented under this umbrella of intense flavors. Suffice it to say that the cocktail menu is unique and memorable; fitting and appropriate to complement the lively surrounding environment.  

Miss Kō has raised the bar of expectation for restaurant experiences to come. The scripting of experiences into a full theatrical environment is the end result of a collaborative team with ambitious goals and a passion for culture. This is a restaurant where we no longer have to rely on subtle moments that reflect some kind of culture, but actually dive deep into one that is complex enough for diners to make out of it whatever they want to absorb and digest.

from  yatzer