Vision Cocktail Hall in Moscow Vadim Starikov, Denis Shlionsky

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A photo: Konstantin Dubovec

Leading headings: Nina Farizova

Architect: Denis Shlionsky

Designer: Vadim Starikov

Magazine: N5 (83) 2004

In the famous Moscow grocery store Novoarbatsky, on the second floor, where cakes were sold in Soviet times, the ultrafashionable cocktail lounge Vision (Novy Arbat, 11) opened. “When I saw a glass stained-glass window in this room,” says designer Vadim Starikov, “it reminded me of the famous Cafe Crystal, everyone was sitting in an aquarium. And here I tried to beat the openness system when nothing interferes with the panorama of the city. The whole interior is built according to the principle of central symmetry: a huge screen above the bar counter. On the side walls - mirrors that create the effect of continuing the street. The latest model of chairs ARPER, upholstered furniture BRF, dishes from VILLEROY&BOCH - all this hit the season. Soon, two more screens and a laser setup will appear in Vision, and for visitors - the choice: either look out the window or watch what is happening on the screens.