Area: 100 sqm
Location: Shenzhen, China
Status: Completed in 2018
Named for a song from legendary British rock star David Bowie, the trailblazing artist’s influence runs deep through pop culture, music, art, and fashion. Reinventing himself constantly and always pushing boundaries, his touch can be seen all around the world, and just like him, Life On Mars wants to be constantly exploring, changing, and evolving. Their drinks menu will be seasonal and focused on using fresh fruit, herbs, and spices using modern methods while staying true to the classics, all the while providing the best in western hospitality.
☞ The design concept is based on colours and materials associated with space travel through retrospective lenses: we use copper to represent the Red Planet and deep blue to represent the endlessness of the universe.
☞ To enhance the feeling of retrospective futurism, we used the mid-century roundness of forms.
☞ there are two central elements – the all-copper bar itself, which has a steampunk feel to it, and of course, the glowing bottle storage – a room made of copper mesh shelves and a pivoting door, which gives the place a feeling of exclusivity.
☞ The bar is full of lockers – the customers can buy bottles but don’t have to finish them in one night. they have a safe locker with an old-school lock and a name tag on it – a perfect way to ensure the party is continued next weekend.
BRAND STORY:
Inspired by the legendary rock star David Bowie, the trailblazing artist’s influence runs deep through pop culture, music, art, and fashion. Reinventing himself constantly and always pushing boundaries, his touch can be seen all around the world, and just like him, we want to be constantly exploring, changing, and evolving, all the while providing the very best drinks and hospitality we can. One of his most famous songs was Life on Mars -
a song about escapism and exploration, so we invite you to escape from the dreary world outside, come inside and enjoy the flavours and atmosphere we have created for you,
We hope you enjoy.
Bar Detail Design
The logo was inspired by the 80s iconic typography style (as the bar was inspired by David Bowie), it also incorporates some features of the Art Deco typography details as the 1920s was when cocktail culture emerged.
The menu cover is made of metal, to emphasize the "futurism" in the name of the bar.
Metal stamp for ice
Neon sign above the toilet door.
