Out of Office, Speakeasy Bar

Mad Men serves as the main inspiration for this speakeasy bar in a Guangzhou lifestyle and entertainment complex, with a design that evokes the mahogany and machismo of executive boardrooms and gentlemen’s clubs of ‘60s-era New York City. Guests are at first welcomed into an austere, grey-tiled secretary’s office before entering through a secret door into the main space – a cinematic wood-panelled, office-inspired interior separated into a cocktail bar, free sofa seating, and private cubicles. Metallic shutter blinds contrast with velvet and patterned upholstery, while heavy mid-century furniture and a wall cabinet for storing spirits for regular clients imbue the interior with palpable gravitas.