038 PROJECT 2


Left The timber terrazzo bar in Charcoal Mono, by Foresso


Far left Seating pouffes by Spanish creative agency Masquespacio


Previous page Davide Groppi’s Supermoon


installation takes centre stage KEY SUPPLIERS


Supermoon Davide Groppi davidegroppi.com


Custom encaustic clay floor tiles Assemble, via Granby Workshop granbyworkshop.co.uk


Bar top Foresso foresso.co.uk


Artworks Kurt Green of Human Resources welcometohr.com


Fabrics (banquettes and stools) Kvadrat kvadrat.dk


Pouffes and lights Masquespacio masquespacio.com


Lines in Peru. But not as a naff, appropriated theme park.’


Their undulating lines snake their way across furniture – on the bar shelving and over- bar glass rack, or in wooden tables divided by a wiggle. Designed by Ja!Coco!, these tables have now been developed into a standalone coffee table design called ForFuckSnakes, forming part of the studio’s new ‘Throbjects’ range, launching in April 2021.


Repeated circular elements can be found in seating pouffes, designed by Spanish creative agency Masquespacio, and the centrepiece, a giant ‘Supermoon’ by Davide Groppi – an enormous sphere of delicate Japanese paper wrapped on to a hard polycarbonate base – big enough to require the removal of the front window for its installation. This 2m diameter lamp is a large homage to the solar- worshipping rituals and beliefs of ancient South American culture, whereas the rich earthy palette – that of South America rather than Edinburgh – relates to the Inca goddess, Pachamama, translated as ‘World Mother’ or ‘Mother Earth’.


There are yellows, browns and a vibrant teal shade. Custom French Wash is applied to pastel pink walls, and banquettes and bar stools are upholstered in an ‘off-ochre’ Kvadrat fabric. Details and surfaces add to the mix, with long fringes adorning the bottom of plush seating, and the Wink lights by Masquespacio. The tiled floor is a chequerboard of two custom colours of marbled encaustic tiles, made by multidisciplinary collective Assemble’s Granby Workshop. The timber terrazzo bar top by Foresso is worth a closer look too – featured


above in the Charcoal Mono colourway, the design is made of British Walnut offcuts with black binder.


And once the sun goes down, illuminated elements come to the fore, such as the yellow glass bricks lining the bottom of the bar and the raised seating area, the curved wall panels and the Supermoon.


The artist Melita from Lee Lee La Luna created collages for the first SUPERICO venue, but passed away before being commissioned for SUPERICO 99. Instead, type-based printed


PROJECT INFO


Interior & concept Ja!Coco! jaco.co


Art Direction Human Resources welcometohr.com


Client


Superico (Juan José Castillo Castro)


and projected digital artworks by the project’s brand designers Human Resources, and its lead designer Kurt Green, are found throughout. They provide some of the contemporary edge that defines these interiors, which complement its more ancient references.


The combined elements in Ja!Coco!’s design make for a vibrant space, even before mentioning the SUPERICO sound system and custom-built DJ booth that will allow the venue to host live events – hopefully permissible again before too long.


Right Wink lights by Masquespacio, and the table-embedded wiggle lines that Jaco Justice took from his South American travels


Opposite page Backlit yellow glass bricks lead to the dais, another corner of the bar


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