The Marais district of Paris may be best known for its plethora of upscale boutiques and leading art galleries, but it’s also fertile ground for gourmet restaurants. Three years after opening Reyna, a Franco-Filipino restaurant in the Canal St.-Martin area of town, chef Erica Paredes expands her culinary operations in the City of Light with a second outpost in the Marais area. Called Mischief, it occupies a 115 sqm. (1,238 sq.ft.) unit on the premises of a low-rise structure, it features an interior design by Paris-based design studio ArtPill. The façade sees two entrances with retractable floor-to-ceiling windows which not only allow in floods of daylight, but also effortlessly connect the restaurant with the outdoors when weather permits. Walls dipped in brushed paint with terracotta effect, flooring covered in large-sized porcelain stoneware tiles, and a ceiling covered in matching fireproof foam form an atmospheric backdrop for an uncluttered setting.
In this setting, a fully equipped open kitchen and bar with gleaming metal stools takes centre stage. Interestingly, the bar top consists of leaf-like, curved laminated panels with brushed stainless steel which seamlessly connect. The kitchen itself, captured entirely by stainless steel, sits below a brightly backlit stretched acoustic canvas ceiling which follows the contours of the bar right below. On one side of the space, additional seating comprising timber tables and cushioned chairs, continues all the way to the back wall which conceals storage space. While the lighting in the kitchen is purely functional, wall-mounted sconces on either side of the dining space and LED strips add an atmospheric element to the setting. The menu at Mischief lists similar fusion fare, but with a twist since they’re inspired by Paredes’ travels across the planet. © superfuture
Mischief
25 rue des Gravilliers (Marais)
75003 Paris
Publishers Note
Just to be clear – superfuture® is a design blog and not a political commentator. No surprise there. The scope of our content has always been global and borderless, however that can often mean covering projects in countries where we will not agree with the politics or actions of those countries. In a world that’s as screwed up as ever right now, the focus of our support is to those designers, architects and other creatives who aim to make the world a more liveable one – as opposed to people that try their hardest to destroy it. So if a project hits our desk and we like it based on its design credentials, we may choose to publish regardless of its location or creators nationality. superfuture® has always been inclusive and hopes for all current wars, aggression, violence, hate and extremism to end.
