Chris Shao Studio: A Japanese chef and a Chinese pastry chef dare to do French-Japanese cuisine (in Paris and now China). Opening a second to their Michelin-recognized Parisian restaurant in Shanghai.
Architecture firm
Chris Shao Studio LLC
Location
Zhangyuan W14, Shanghai, China
Photography
Zhu Hai Studio
Interior design
Chris Shao Studio LLC
Material
Venetian Plaster,Rustic Tile, Gradient Lacquer, hand carved wood veneer
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The Swan is in everything. Continuous lines drift across a series of canvases forming the intersecting swans with a fitting grace. It was this painting, ‘Swans’ (2022) by Gary Hume, that embedded itself in the mind of Chris Shao, the seed from which the Black Swan concept grew.
Project name
BLACKSWAN Restaurant
Architecture firm
Chris Shao Studio LLC
Location
F/1, Luohong Art Museum, Tianzhu Town, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Photography
Zhu Hai Studio
Principal architect
Chris Shao
Collaborators
Baccarat (Furnishing brands)
Completion year
June 2024
Material
Silver foil, micro cement, acrylic, art paint, marble, carpet
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
