Holy Smoke Bar & Grill in Rotterdam by Studio Modijefsky

Amsterdam-based Studio Modijefsky is behind the well-balanced design of the new Holy Smoke bar and diner on Rotterdam’s Tiedplein Square.

Known for their creative use of metal and attention to detail, the studio has created a warm and comfortable space that generously opens out onto the square and the street using dark wood for the floors, furniture and bar counter, complemented with colourful ironwork and slabs of Belgian limestone and marble.

A line-up of tubular lights hangs above the bar - in accord with the theme of vertical lines used all across the space - highlight the glass rack below. The building’s history and architectural design have informed the venue’s interior design and visual identity: the wooden panelling and custom-made lamps on the wall nod to the space’s previous use as a cigar shop while details from the historic building’s façade were used to design Holy Smoke’s logo, menu and website.