Bar Luce, Fondazione Prada
An eclectic Milanese cafe, designed by Wes Anderson
Bar Luce, Fondazione Prada
Largo Isarco, 2, 20139 Milano MI, inside Fondazione Prada
Phone:
+39 02 5666 2611
Mon 8:30–20:00
Tue closed
Wed/Thur 8:30–20:00
Fr 8:30–21:00
Sat 8:30–22:00
Sun 8:30–21:00
Cost: €10
www.fondazioneprada.org/barluce-en
Located in Fondazione Prada and designed by film director Wes Anderson, Bar Luce recreates the atmosphere of a typical Milanese cafè, dating back to the 1950s and 60s. The interiors have been adorned floor-to-ceiling with details, that together, they translate the director’s whimsical, and kitch style into a playful setting. Sherbet colored formica furniture is arranged around the casual setting, and complemented with a retro juke box and steve zissou pinball machine.
Meanwhile, visual focus has been placed on the wood-paneled and patterned wallpaper, which subtly leads the eye up to the arched ceiling, replicating the symbolic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele’s roof in Milan. By imagining a place he would comfortably write a movie and spend his ‘non-fictional afternoons in’, Wes Anderson has realized a space where the public can experience one of his film sets, while enjoying a Milanese spritz, good coffee and delicious paninis.
FYI: The bar can be accessed directly from Via Orobia.
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