Eventi Hotel foodparc & bar basque + syd mead

i am extremely proud and gracious to be able to call futurist syd mead my friend for over 10 years now. a few years ago he told me at one of his open houses that i regularly attend, that he had been hired to design a food court and restaurant for a new hotel in nyc. when the bottom dropped out of the economy i wondered if this project would ever be completed with so many other hotel projects going on hold or canceled all together. the project under the kimpton brand in conjunction with Philip Koether Architects was completed at the end of 2010. i am so please for syd as it is his first-ever permanent interior design project. it has been fun to watch this project take form. i'm looking forward to a trip to nyc to see it in person sometime soon. xo amanda

article taken from notcot.com.

FoodParc just opened in NYC at 6th Ave and 29th Street ~ it’s like a high tech foodcourt of sorts, and Anna and Sean of Sub-Studio popped by to take a look for us! Of course they also tasted a bunch of food for us too.. and it sounds like quite the unique bacon-fest! From Bacon Snack and Hash browns with bacon and cheddar and onions inside to Benton’s Smoked Bacon Egg Rolls and Steamed Shrimp, Bacon & Watercress Dumplings… luckily there were also beautiful juices and flatbread sandwiches to even it out as well! “FoodParc is a serious, yet fun, accessible culinary destination. It has 4 distinctly different food and beverage concepts and a full-service bar that includes: The Press, RedFarm Stand, Fornetti, and 3Bs (Burgers, Bacon, and Beer)” The Press is you go to cafe, RedFarm Stand is an asian concept with a twist by Joe Ng of Chinatown Brasserie, Fornetti has italian salads, sandwiches, pastas and more, and 3Bs is exactly as it sounds! All housed in a 20,000 square foot indoor/outdoor, modern space ~ futurist and conceptual designer, Syd Mead (of Blade Runner, Aliens, and TRON) created the environment… and it’s no surprise that in addition to old school ordering, you can also order from all 4 restaurants at once at the self serve monitors!

A behind the scenes shot at RedFarm Stand.

Foodparc was conceptually designed by Syd Mead, who is also the man behind the sets of Blade Runner, Aliens and TRON. FoodParc is Mead’s first-ever permanent interior design project. Philip Koether Architects executed the actual build.