Bar Extra, a temporary bar installation in Montreal's Mile End neighborhood, has become a stylish social hub during Montreal Design Week. This collaboration between culinary studio Menu Extra and local interior design studio Atelier Zébulon Perron has transformed a storefront into a vibrant gathering space. The bar's unique design, featuring a custom chandelier and a circular wooden bar, creates an otherworldly atmosphere, with lights flashing and smoke machines adding to the experience. The space, with its garage-style windows and colorful, high-contrast treatment, serves as a 'UFO' landing on the strip for just a few days. The installation's ephemeral nature and industrial grit foreground its temporary existence, making it a standout feature of the festival. The collaboration between Menu Extra and Atelier Zébulon Perron has resulted in a space that feels both grounded and slightly out of time, with a bold chromatic palette enveloping the space and servers in white jackets and black ties balancing martinis on silver trays. The custom trays, designed by local designer Jacob Thompson Boyd, are a futuristic take on the classic lunch tray. The installation's reuse of elements, such as recycled mirrors and aluminum trays, aligns with other key events during the inaugural Montreal Design Week, including an exhibition that featured furniture made from the recycled roof of the Montreal Olympic Stadium. Bar Extra's temporary nature and unique design have made it a standout feature of Montreal Design Week, offering a unique social experience for festival-goers.
