Further Research: Rachel Luchetti and Stuart Krelle

 Luchetti Krelle is a design studio based in Australia found by Rachel Luchetti and Stuart Krelle in 2008 specialties in interior design, hospitality Design, interior architecture, and architecture. Due to many experience for more than 10 year in design firm they had received a lot designing award and well known for hospitality design. "Luchetti Krelle is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive workplace environment that supports cultural diversity and gender equality. This includes equal opportunity for the advancement and development within our practice regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression." (Luchetti &  Krelle, 2022).

This is one of their restaurant project named "The Butler" located in Potts Point, Sydney. This restaurant is design inspired by French colonial. The entire space is designed to achieved airy environment, relaxing, refreshing and exciting. The designed is moslty cooperate with wood materials with a lot of indoor and outdoor plan to make the space more relaxing and connected to nature. "The dining area offers banquettes with tan leather and bentwood stool leading to an oasis garden terrace with low and high level planter boxes running around the perimeter" (Better Futher,2015). The space is also painted in light colour along with tropical and jungle wallpaper. This restaurant is also designed using sustainable timber products and second hand lighting. 

This is one of their restaurant project named "G & Tea" located in Pyrmont, Sydney. This restaurant is designed inspired as lavish futuristic and modernism with 1960’s space age design . This restaurant is windowless and with a series of 10 LED rainforest wall screen . Since this restaurant "with no natural light, the space required the impression of natural sunlight and greenery. This was achieved by creating an immersive environment using futuristic suspended terrariums housing preserved planting landscapes, and via the ‘virtual garden’ art installation" ( Better Futher,2019). This place is using various of furnishing such as dark gently blue curved chair, red orange accent chair with jewel-toned jade wall to make the space in luxurious look. 

Overall, both are commercials design and it designed with different aspect and needs of each clients. The first restaurant designed in a way that make with more natural, airy and fresh with a lot of opening space, using white paint with wooden chair with greenery wallpaper. The other restaurant is designed in a way which is a close windowless space the designed is to achieved futuristic modernism with a touch of 1960's space design. BY looking at these both different design, I can understand the different of each design depend on the type of the space and how to achieved the best design and comfort space.

References:

Luchetti, R & Krelle, S (2015) The Butler. Available at: https://luchettikrelle.com/portfolio-items/the-butler/ (Accessed: May 1, 2023).

Luchetti, R & Krelle, S (2018) G & Tea. Available at:https://luchettikrelle.com/portfolio-items/gtea/ (Accessed: May 2, 2023).

 Luchetti, R & Krelle, S (2022) About. Available at: https://luchettikrelle.com/studio/ (Accessed: May 2, 2023).

BETTER FUTURE (2015) Available at: https://awards.design/syd15/project.asp?ID=13961 (Accessed: May 2 2023).