# Mid-Century Restaurant Redesigns Note Design Studio Overhauled a Decades-Old Finnish Establishment By Joey Haar | Published 2018-01-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midcentury-restaurant-redesign References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2018/01/26/note-design-studio-redesigns-historic-mid-century-restaurant-helsinki-interiors/) Restaurant design has come a long way over time, and the mid-century restaurant redesign from Note Design Studio pays homage to the history of the practice while simultaneously incorporating contemporary touches. The studio recently overhauled a 1950s establishment in Helsinki's Hotel Palace, using a combination of soft pink and blue tones with ageless teak veneers on the walls and ceilings. Older restaurants were often designed with a cozy, intimate feel, featuring rich wood, carpeting, and heavy materials. Contemporary restaurants, on the other hand, have tended toward open, airy spaces where diners feel as though they're part of a communal experience. This mid-century restaurant redesign aims to hit both sides — it has a wide open layout that exposes diners to one another, but it still makes ample use of the aforementioned heavy materials that create a richer experience overall. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 76% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Contemporary-retro Fusion:** Combining modern design elements with mid-century aesthetics presents an opportunity to create unique spaces that appeal to both nostalgia and contemporary tastes. - **Embracing Material Contrast:** The use of heavy materials alongside open layouts offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to create immersive dining experiences that cater to diverse preferences. - **Blurring Boundaries:** Designing restaurants that strike a balance between intimacy and communal experiences taps into the trend of creating spaces that cater to different social dynamics and preferences. ### Who This Affects Most - **Restaurant Design:** The redesign trend in mid-century restaurant aesthetics offers an opportunity for designers and architects to provide innovative solutions that blend historic charm with modern sensibilities. - **Hospitality and Tourism:** Hotels and tourist destinations can leverage mid-century restaurant redesigns as a way to attract guests seeking immersive and unique dining experiences. - **Interior Design:** The fusion of mid-century and contemporary design elements in restaurant redesigns presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for interior designers to create spaces that appeal to a wide range of clientele. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Famed Paintings-Covered Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frescohallen.md) - [Blue-Toned Restaurant Lounges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agli-amici-1887.md) - [Mid-Century Modern Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balboa-surf-club.md) - [Minimally Designed Revamped Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/etch-restaurant.md) - [Cinematically Designed Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daphne-restaurant.md) - [New York Diner Redesigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capital-city-diner.md) - [Retro Sandwich Diners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/renzo-sandwich.md) - [Old School Glamorous Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carlotta.md) - [Light-Focused Warm Diner Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-years-diner.md)