Fab 40: Speakeasy 2 - Clover Club, New York
Tin ceilings, antique light fixtures, mosaic tiling, dark wood paneling with silk inlays, and more or less open doors play more to a Victorian feel than speakeasy but a semi-hidden back room tucked behind heavy curtains, a late-19th-century mahogany bar shipped from an American hardscrabble mining town and cocktails made with precision keep it within the ‘faux speakeasy’ genre, by New York standards.
Amangiri resort, Utah
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Blackman Cruz store, LA
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Commonwealth Utilities S/S 09 collection
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BlackWhite House in Bethesda, Maryland by David Jameson Architects
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Methow Cabin, by Eggleston Farkas Architects, Seattle
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Hotel Erwin, Venice Beach, California
Illustration from the Monkey Bar by Barry Blitt, New York
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Interior of the Monkey Bar
Illustration for the Monkey Bar by Paul Cox
My Best Fred, NYC
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Neal Creek, Hood River by Paul Mckean, Oregon
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Beaker & Flask, Portland
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Beast, Portland
Naomi from Beast, Portland
Laurelhurst Market, Portland
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Le Pigeon, Portland
Viridian Farms, Portland
Installation by Johanna Grawunder in Robert at MAD, NYC
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Speakeasy - Rye NYC
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Speakeasy - Clover Club, NYC
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Speakeasy - The Violet Hour, Chicago
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Speakeasy - The Varnish, LA
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Speakeasy - Bourbon & Branch, San Francisco
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Diamond House, XTEN Architecture, LA
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Melina Keays is the entertaining director of Wallpaper*. She has been part of the brand since the magazine’s launch in 1996, and is responsible for entertaining content across the print and digital platforms, and for Wallpaper’s creative agency Bespoke. A native Londoner, Melina takes inspiration from the whole spectrum of art and design – including film, literature, and fashion. Her work for the brand involves curating content, writing, and creative direction – conceiving luxury interior landscapes with a focus on food, drinks, and entertaining in all its forms
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