Location:

Harrison, NJ

Year:

2019

Role:

Concept, Interior Design

Set as a 1940s factory that was utilized for the wartime effort, The Vanguard restaurant and bar will nod to the women and men who served on the home front. The venue is comprised of three rooms: The Bar, a ‘Mess Hall’ inspired Dining Room, & a Jazz Cocktail Lounge. These rooms are accented with reclaimed brick and repurposed foundry flooring from a factory in Passaic, NJ, that set a rustic-industrial tone and reflect on Harrison’s manufacturing past. Custom Banquettes draw inspiration from the cockpits of fighter jets, while period art and reclaimed fixtures add an inviting warmth.