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7. Time tunnel
8. Galvanized metal

Located in Dongsinanyang Hutong, Beijing, Metal A consistent style Exploring coffee in
Hands’ sixth shop as the brand headquarter is renovated China
from a rehearsal spot for Beijing Dance Academy of China When it comes to coffee shop design, what Ding cares
Performance Group back in the 1960s and 1970s. The most is “the aesthetic unity of the shop styles, which also has Committed to exploring
building has a complicated structure, with both higher to match up with the brand style”. If you have been to some domestic coffee, Metal Hands
coffee has already opened six
frame structure and wood structure tile-roofed house of a of the Metal Hands coffee shops, you will find each of them stores in Beijing and Shanghai,
traditional Chinese courtyard. is quite different. Their first shop is more like American all of which are famous for
The design has remained the traditional wood col- industrial style, while their second is leaning to New Chinese their high-quality coffee and
umns and roof, as well as the old ceramic tile on the con- style, and their third shop is white minimalism. exquisite interior in spite of
crete, the old turquoise window, the old terrazzo floor tile, Nevertheless, the magic thing is that you can still their small sizes.
which gives people a feeling of the past. However, merged recognize Metal Hands as soon as you walk into the
with the artisan steel wall lamps and other steel decora- coffee shop. This is because Metal Hands has something
tions, the café also has a vibe of youth and its energy. empathizes in all their shops - the good lighting and the
Moreover, the detailed layout and fixtures also add up to metallic elements. “Metal Hands does not pursue a ma-
the overall atmosphere of the space. For the headquarter ture and stable style. We explore the style according to
shop, tables and chairs from the old times were purchased the advantages and disadvantages of the building itself.
by Ding from abroad. While for Metal Hand’s Shanghai The only thing we insist on is that the lighting in the
shop, classic glass cups with old red print word “Shanghai” shop needs to be good,” said Ding.
is used to serve coffee. The playful combination of coffee Lighting has the power to completely change the
and café as something new and old fixtures from both local mood of a space. Brighter lighting can add more energy
and abroad leaves consumers a special feeling of the time space, and that is extremely important to places of small
when having a cup of coffee here. sizes, which most Metal Hands shops are.

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