A Gallery of Ideas for Using Timber as a Feature in Restaurant Design

From the simple to the complex, check out these inspirational ideas for using the beauty of timber as a feature in your Restaurant Design or Cafe Fitout.

Cave-timber-slats-restaurant

A stacked arrangement of undulating, timber veneer slats spread across the ceiling and down walls of this cafe in Indonesia by local studio OOZN Design.  Click here to see more.

hive-timbers-restaurant

The Hive – a modular honeycomb of Timber veneer creates an atrium like structure to define the eating area at Sydney Commercial Tower. Click here to see more.

pallet-divider-wall-cafe

Creative use of pallets to create a rustic divider wall.  Image source:  http://esestudio.gr/

reclaimed-timber-bar

The use of recycled timber adds a natural, rustic patina to this servery area.

reclaimed-timber-offcuts-cafe

This cafe in Fitzroy, Melbourne uses offcuts from local furniture manufacturers to create a feature timber wall. Click here to read more.

timber-crates-restaurant

An interesting use of pallets as light fittings and stools.  Check out the rest of the cafe and other ways they creatively use timber pallets in their cafe design here.

timber-poles-restaurant

Whole timber poles make a statement in this Seoul restaurant design.  Designed by Design BON_O you can read more about this design here.

wine-storage

Beautiful and practical – Little Italy Cafe in Israel uses timber feature panels to store wine.  Image Courtesy of Restaurant and Bar Design Awards.

timber-slab-bar

Slabs of timber make a spectacular statement in this bar designed by Haptic Architects.  Read more here.

Timber-entry-restaurant

Wow your customers before they are even in the door – this timber clad entrance way sets the scene for dining at this restaurant in Colonia Roma, Mexico City. Read more here.

By Sharon White