BARS & CAFÉS

Said to be a natural harbour due to its topog

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raphy, Kure Port is home to Sambashiya – a café

designed by Harajuku-based architectural office

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Sakumaeshima. With large glass windows an

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seating orientated so that the line of sight fro

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each chair facing the sea does not collide, the

harbour becomes a compelling backdrop. Th

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stark simplicity of Sambashiya’s interior, with its

plastered walls and restrained use of materials,

is interrupted by a vivid pop of green bestowe

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by Verner Panton’s Flowerpot pendants an

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portable lamps

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Location: Kure, Japa

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Design by: Sakumaeshim

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Photo: Masaaki Inoue, Bouillon

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