The Spice & Barley at Riverside in Bangkok interior installation was completed by Enter Projects Asia. Minor International were clear on their brief: to introduce innovation and eco-awareness, giving the new brand a local context ? to an International design standard. The initial concept centered around the adventures of three sisters, May, Zaza & Fei who were born in Sichuan decades earlier. As they explored the story in more depth, a design narrative was formed, connecting the past & present in a complex web of free flowing, statuesque rattan structures, as intoxicating as the characters themselves.

Enter Projects’ rattan installation for spice & barley marks a continuation of their signature style, a hybridization of 3D digital technology with traditional craft. natural, renewable rattan is incorporated into the 30-meter-high space with digitally generated forms. Recalling Spice & Barley’s anchorage as a craft Belgian beer destination, the team sculpts the free-flowing liquid geometries to mimic beer as it’s poured into a glass. The sweeping rattan columns flawlessly frame the backdrop of the three sisters, another nod to the sichuan cuisine. Whilst the form itself is visually awe-inspiring, the gold painted rattan functionally serves to hide the beer pipes, air-conditioning and other related services, paying homage to the belief that ‘form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union .’
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