A Ramen Shop in Japan Inspired by Old, Pixelated Video Games

If you wish to really feel such as you’ve jumped inside a 1980’s online game, go to this ramen store in Okinawa, Japan. It’s like a mixture between Tetris and Q*bert and I’m 100% intrigued. Firstly of the design course of, 07BEACH solely obtained the longer term identify of the restaurant – Kaishin No Ichigeki – a signature phrase that comes from an previous RPG (function enjoying sport). The design takes nostalgia to the following degree with its low res, pixelated look with none semblance of childishness.

All the things from the flooring to the seating to the condiment shows takes on the dice aesthetic, all constituted of cheap supplies. White, sq. ceramic tiles cowl the the surfaces, whereas cement, wooden, and carpet tiles spherical out the remainder of the fabric record.

The rounded stool bases soften the entire squares and straight traces.

Whereas the design is impressed by video video games, which might simply come throughout as cheesy, the general really feel is each subtle and playful. In lieu of brilliant colours usually related to video video games, the restaurant is decked out in white and gray, with wooden and green-colored components.

Every condiment will get its personal pedestal, very like an merchandise you’d rating in a sport.

The partitions function an summary, block-like sample that offers nod to wavy ramen noodles.

The seating space for teams resembles a fort you’d discover in a sport.

Even the signal, which says “つけめん” (“Tsukemen” means dipping noodles, the signature of the store), is made up of cubes.

Images by Yoshiaki Ida.

Caroline Williamson is Editorial Director of Design Milk. She has a BFA in images from SCAD and might normally be discovered looking for classic wares, doing New York Instances crossword puzzles in pen, or transforming playlists on Spotify.