RDZ studio unveils futuristic café interior in Zurich
In Zurich’s Seefeld district, Draft. Coffee by RDZ Studio draws from Scandinavian clarity and combines it with Swiss precision. From the moment visitors approach the facade, marked by a naive-style cloud sketch logo on the front window, it’s clear this café is shaped with design intention. The cloud motif sets the tone for a space where soft geometry, minimalism, and tactile materiality converge. Inside, RDZ Studio founders Ida Héritier and Konrad Roslak unfold a design narrative of brushed steel, beeswax-coated surfaces, and sculptural furnishings, centered by a cloud-shaped bar.
images courtesy of RDZ Studio
cloud bar and beeswax plaster walls complete Draft. Coffee
The centerpiece of the café is a bespoke, cloud-shaped coffee bar fabricated entirely in brushed stainless steel. It anchors Draft. Coffee, echoing the geometry of the accompanying stools whose fluted forms contrast with the sharp linearity of the tables. Wall plaster made from beeswax warms up the industrial coolness of the space, a detail that speaks not just to the RDZ Studio’s commitment to low-impact, sustainable materials.
Bespoke furniture pieces, part of the Zurich-based studio’s Cloud Collection 2024, are paired with curated vintage finds, adding a timeless quality to the café while subtly nodding to reuse as a design ethic. An expressive bench rendered in a woodgrain pattern reminiscent of marbled ash adds visual movement, softening the otherwise industrial material language. Overhead, the lighting casts gentle halos that harmonize with the café’s circular motifs, most strikingly displayed in the graphic wall installation of concentric, glowing discs that seem to hover like portals.
Large street-facing windows invite a generous wash of daylight, activating the nuanced textures and material junctions across the sci-fi retro-futuristic interior. The modulation of light and surface transforms Draft. Coffee into a spatial experience, one that invites lingering, observation, and sensory immersion.
Draft. Coffee by RDZ Studio draws from Scandinavian clarity and combines it with Swiss precision
this café is shaped with design intention
the cloud motif sets the tone for a space where soft geometry, minimalism, and tactile materiality converge
a design narrative of brushed steel, beeswax-coated surfaces, and sculptural furnishings
the lighting casts gentle halos that harmonize with the café’s circular motifs
bespoke furniture pieces are part of the Zurich-based studio’s Cloud Collection 2024
the facade is marked by a naive-style cloud sketch logo on the front window
project info:
name: Draft. Coffee | @draft.thecoffee
architect: RDZ Studio | @rdz_studio
location: Seefeld, Zurich, Switzerland
lead designers: Ida Héritier | @idaheritier, Konrad Roslak | @konradro_
