Wes Anderson Designed an Italian Bar
Wes Anderson Designed a Bar, and It's Everything You'd Expect (and Then Some)
From the cartoonish decks of The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou's Belafonte to the pastel facade of The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson fans have long admired the director's kitschy, fantastical, and eternally symmetrical flair for design. Now, thanks to the newly opened Bar Luce in Milan, Anderson's devotees can step away from their TV screens and admire his creative handiwork in person. Heavily inspired by midcentury decor trends, the director (slash interior decorator) filled his Italian cafe with the same sort of pastels, fun prints, and subtly gorgeous touches that have endeared his movies to artsy folk for decades.
"It is for real life, and ought to have numerous good spots for eating, drinking, talking, reading, etc," explained Anderson of Bar Luce. "While I do think it would make a pretty good movie set, I think it would be an even better place to write a movie. I tried to make it a bar I would want to spend my own non-fictional afternoons in." After seeing these first photos of the space, you'll understand exactly what he means! Bright colors, a vintage jukebox (pastel pink, of course), and even pinball machines inspired by the director's filmography make it a complete dream come true.
Since it's all the way in Italy, we'll simply admire the gorgeous cafe from afar. In the words of Margot Tenenbaum, "I think we're just gonna have to be secretly in love with each other and leave it at that," Bar Luce. Until you can make your way to Milan to dine in the inspiring space, enjoy these beautiful peeks inside the cafe of your dreams.
