ресторан "Леонардо" в Москве Anna Nikiforova, Anna Snezhkova

Passing the gallery

A photo: Evgeny Luchin

Text: Anna Gedymin

Architect: Anna Nikiforova, Anna Snezhkova

Magazine: N6 (29) 1999

Apparently, this is a law of nature: even the most inveterate pragmatist at times attracts the world of creativity, eternal values. And what if not the workshop of the great Leonardo corresponds to our ideas about all this? Of course, the reproduction of the real situation was not discussed. It is more correct to say that the creators of the restaurant "Leonardo" embodied the romantic fantasies of our contemporary on the theme of the Renaissance in the interior. Plus - the atmosphere of friendly comfort, in which not the last role is played by the tables and the bar counter. For a minute you might think that they "settled" among the scenery of a historical film, but then the feeling changes. Especially when you take a good look at an unusually decorated ceiling - obviously from a dreamland. By the way, the reason for transferring the entire decor to the upper tier is simple: the restaurant area is too small for other decorating delights. And not so they are needed here - where the soul is open to beauty, wisdom and communication.