Behind Bars, dgv’s first release in collaboration with Frame Publishers, features 40 innovative venues located in The range of bars and cafés that can be found in cities around the world is growing. These locations are used for personal enjoyment and as relaxing and inspirational escapes from our urban daily lives. But more notably, bars and cafés are increasingly serving as representative environments for key meetings as well as maintaining business and social networks. Today, discerning individuals and businesspeople are looking for exclusive and discrete ambience in combination with contemporary comforts and trends. The design and interior of bars and cafés are decisive criteria for succeeding in a highly competitive international market.

Behind Bars features forty standard-setting bars and cafés from around the world. The compilation includes a broad spectrum of multifaceted styles by such innovative designers as Marc Newson, Thoms & Nilsson and Staat.

Each location in Behind Bars is presented in a detailed portrait. Each 8-page spread includes comprehensive photography of the interior as well an interview with the designer, floor plans and project data. The wealth of information about the unique selection of locations gives readers of Behind Bars valuable insight into coming trends in interior design, colours, materials and themes.

The range of bars and cafés that can be found in cities around the world is growing.

These locations are used for personal enjoyment and offer relaxing and

inspirational escapes from our everyday urban lives. More notably, bars and

cafés are increasingly serving as representative environments for key meetings

as well as business and social networking. Today, discerning individuals and

businesspeople are looking for exclusive and discrete ambience in combination

with contemporary comforts and trends. The design and interior of bars and

cafés are decisive criteria for succeeding in a highly competitive international

market.

Behind Bars features forty prototypical bars and cafés from around the world.

This compilation includes a broad spectrum of multifaceted styles by such innovative

designers as Marc Newson, Thoms & Nilsson and Staat.

Each location in Behind Bars is presented in a detailed eight-page spread, which

includes comprehensive photography of the interior as well an interview with

the designer, floor plans and project data. The wealth of information about the

unique selection of locations gives readers of Behind Bars valuable insight into

coming trends in interior design, colours, materials and themes.