Café Peroutka

In collaboration with the PR clinic, a new concept café PEROUTKA was created, bearing the name of the interwar journalist and writer Ferdinand Peroutka. The client wished to change the existing concept of their restaurant, creating a brighter and more open space within a limited budget. The main idea of the café draws on the legacy of the most significant Czech journalist of the 20th century, Ferdinand Peroutka, and should simultaneously reference the café culture of the First Republic. The interior design was inspired by Czech pre-war art, design, and architecture. Although the character of the 1930s has not been lost in the Jindřišská Passage, unfortunately, not many original elements have been preserved in the café's interior. However, some parts of the interior were realized using traditional technologies, such as rolled decor of linden leaves, tubular neon. The current geometry of the wooden ceiling is a reminiscence of Czech Cubism and is reflected in all rooms of the café. Additionally, it has an acoustic function and covers the insensitively installed air conditioning outlets from a previous renovation. The interior is furnished with books from an antique shop, which should not just be decoration, but visitors can browse through them and read. The goal of the design was to create a charismatic and inspiring environment, a quiet oasis in the midst of a busy center.