Asador Bastian

SCOPE: DESIGN / PHOTOGRAPHY / CUSTOM FABRICATION

OPPORTUNITY: SET IN A HISTORICAL TOWNHOUSE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO, THIS SAN SEBASTIAN INSPIRED, CHICAGO-CHOPHOUSE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO USHER IN A FRESH, YET NOSTALGIC STYLE OF OPPULENCE TO THE WINDY CITY’S BELOVED FOOD SCENE.

APPROACH: TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE TILES AND OLD-WORLD FEEL OF THE BASQUE REGION, THIS CHOPHOUSE IS INFUSED WITH A CHARMING, OLD-WORLD CHICAGO FEEL — ALL IN THE COMFORT OF A REPURPOSED HOME. BY LAYERING IN VARIOUS TEXTURES, COLORS, AND SUBTLE DESIGN PATTERNS, WE AIMED TO ELEVATE THE GUEST’S EXPERIENCE.

CLIENT: EAT WELL HOSPITALITY

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VISITING ASADOR BASTIAN?

TRY MY DRINK OF CHOICE: THE FLAIRHOUSE REVIVAL. USING VINTAGE 1970S GORDON'S GIN, THIS MARTINI PACKS A PUNCH INCORPORATING YELLOW CHARTREUSE, COCCHI, AND ONLY THE FINEST GLASSWARE.