soft tones and raw materials outline Drinkit Café’s pink interiors
Drinkit flagship café in Yekaterinburg, Russia, explores the relationship between the city’s industrial legacy and its evolving creative culture. The project, designed by the brand’s own team, combines references to reinforced concrete construction with a palette derived from confectionery tones, establishing a contrast between material heaviness and visual softness.
The design approach is based on interpreting local identity through color, texture, and spatial composition. The interior incorporates shades such as muted pistachio and pink alongside raw, industrial elements. Materials include glass blocks, upcycled plastic components, and an acrylic ceiling installation positioned above the bar, introducing variation in transparency and surface quality.
6.8m communal table integrated with structural columns and upcycled chairs | all images courtesy of Drinkit
modular lounge and central table structure social interaction
The layout responds directly to the constraints of the existing structure. Load-bearing columns divide the space into two primary zones. Rather than concealing these elements, the design emphasizes their presence by aligning a linear lighting system along the central axis and positioning a 6.8-meter communal table parallel to it. This configuration establishes a spatial division between the bar and the lounge while maintaining visual continuity.
The lounge area is organized with modular seating, armchairs, and floor lighting, forming a more enclosed and flexible environment. In contrast, the communal table functions as a central gathering point. A recessed niche without direct daylight provides a more contained setting within the overall layout.
Art integration forms an additional layer within the project by the Drinkit Design Department. The interior incorporates works from the ‘Ural Tarot’ series by Alexey Shakhov and a collaboration with Andrey Skrepa (SKREP ONE). These elements position the café as both a functional hospitality space and a platform for local artistic production.
service area with pink tiles and a decorative acrylic ceiling curtain
interior overview: the contrast between the bar zone and the lounge
minimalist merchandise niche integrated into the concrete-textured structural wall
detail of the custom furniture in dusty pistachio and Pompadour pink
interaction of materials: raw pillar, candy-like glass blocks, and blue graphic accents
the lounge area is designed as a cozy urban retreat with neon lighting
digital ordering zone featuring sleek metal terminals and industrial ceiling pipes
a monochrome pistachio seating nook, offering a more intimate and secluded atmosphere with soft green curtains
a detail of the glass block base, emphasizing the marshmallow aesthetic with translucent textures and pink tones
project info:
name: Drinkit Flagship Yekaterinburg | @drinkitcafe
designer: Drinkit Design Department
design team: Nikita Tugarin, Anastasia Manovitskaya, Andrey Ulyashev, Svetlana Avdeeva, Kristina Vakha, Aleksey Kolesnik, Aiganym Ismagambetova
location: Yekaterinburg, Russia
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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom
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