# Elegant Jailhouse Eateries The 'Poczekalnia' Conceptual Restaurant Design Comes From Karina Wiciak By Lacey-Jane Walsh | Published 2013-12-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restaurant-design References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2013/12/21/restaurant-imagined-like-a-prison-by-karina-wiciak/) & [wamhouse.pl](http://www.wamhouse.pl/pl) Karina Wiciak, member of the Wamhouse Studio design team, is behind this surprisingly enchanting jailhouse restaurant design. Wiciak has done 11 other conceptual restaurant projects, from eateries that look like scribbled drawings to cartoonishly stitched-up establishments. This fantastic prison themed restaurant has a color scheme of black, orange and white. It features dining tables and bars inside of caged enclosures, dangling key chandeliers and even prison-inspired bathrooms (albeit with a more ritzy feel). This shockingly elegant eatery makes prison seem modern, lavish and inviting. This imaginative restaurant design was named 'Poczekalnia', which is Polish for waiting room. This conceptual eatery might be prison themed, but it's also extremely chic. Unlike real inmates, guests are guaranteed to enjoy their stay at this jailhouse restaurant. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, 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 - **Prison-themed Restaurants:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create unique dining experiences by incorporating unconventional themes like prison into restaurant designs. - **Conceptual Restaurant Designs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with imaginative and unconventional designs to create memorable dining spaces. - **Luxurious Prison Aesthetics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine contrasting elements, such as prison aesthetics and luxury, to create an unexpected and captivating dining experience. ### Who This Affects Most - **Hospitality:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce unconventional dining experiences in the hospitality industry by creating themed restaurants. - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Push the boundaries of traditional interior design by incorporating conceptual and unconventional elements into restaurant spaces. - **Food and Beverage:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offer unique and immersive dining experiences to attract customers in the competitive food and beverage industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Home Dining-Inspired Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amator.md) - [Grotto-Like Punctuated Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cibaria.md) - [Brutalist Museum Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cantabrian-maritime-museum.md) - [Minimally Designed Revamped Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/etch-restaurant.md) - [Elegant Restaurant Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elegant-restaurant-interior1.md) - [Space Tourism-Inspired Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ichi-station.md) - [Fast-Casual Industrial Style Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rale-milanga.md) - [Regionally Inspired Restaurant Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kioku.md) - [Blue-Toned Restaurant Lounges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agli-amici-1887.md)