Overview
Romance Was Born has grown into a force that mere textiles can no longer contain. Weeks after closing the doors on their first art exhibition, designers Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales have gone and tried their hand at interiors, decking out Darlinghurst's Lo-Fi bar in their signature technicolour splendiferousness.
Lo-Fi owners the Riversdale Group (already doing clever things with venues such as The Standard Bowl, Tokyo Sing Song and The Vic on the Park) apparently gave the duo full creative control of the space, and together with 'Tribal POP' artist Camille Walala, they've created one damn memorable space. Consider it an antidote to the minimalism we're drowning in everywhere else. Custom-made wallpaper, upholstery and even drink cups fight to delight your eyes, with coloured fluorescent rods demonstrative of the designers' continuing interest in light and refraction.
Lo-Fi by Romance Was Born is open to the public from 6pm on Wednesday, June 18. The design is permanent (or as permanent as a bar can be in Sydney). Romance Was Born are also on board to launch a series of monthly events beginning in July, of which we only know that "entertainment will be unpredictable and meticulously visually curated". But enough talk; here are the pretty pictures.
Images by Ari Pashalis.