BAMBOO SUSHI: BISHOP RANCH BRAND MOMENTS
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX WITH A UNIQUE MURAL
GRAPHIC DESIGN | BRAND MOMENTS
In 2008, Bamboo Sushi became the world’s first certified sustainable sushi restaurant. Matched by their dedication to sustainability is their drive to ‘offer a dining experience that seeks to inspire.’
For their new Bay Area restaurant, Bamboo selected a prominent location in the new City Center Bishop Ranch. With soaring ceilings across much of the space, they asked us to help solve for a large and empty recess in the ceiling over the bar area.
A view across the terrazzo bar with the inverted landscape featuring a traditional Japanese torii, or arch.
The mural’s largest portion is a simplified view of the ocean, paying homage to Bamboo’s focus on sustainable sushi.
A SPACE WHERE SUSHI MEETS 1960’S TRAVEL + ROCK.
Our mission was to transform the span from an awkward architectural afterthought into an intentional, artful focal point.
Using layers of color inspired by Japanese watercolor prints, we designed a modern take on a traditional landscape mural, uniquely inverting the scene 180 degrees to highlight the ocean across the ceiling—a nod to Bamboo’s sea-based fare. As an added detail, the rising sun in the mural was designed to be oriented to the east.
The large, open space of the mural frames the fairly neutral dining and bar space with an influx of color, drawing the eye upwards and highlighting the height of the space.
AT-A-GLANCE
CLIENT: Bamboo Sushi
TYPE: Restaurant Art Installation
LOCATION: San Ramon, CA
ACTUALIZATION: Large-scale mural, hand-painted within a restaurant.
OUR ROLE:
Graphic Design
Brand Moments + Art Installation
PROJECT GALLERY
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