Restaurant decor guests come back for
Guests remember a restaurant by its details: the odd sculpture by the host stand, the lamps over the bar, the oversized ingredient that makes the room. A familiar thing blown up to the size of a room is the kind of detail people photograph, post and tell friends about.
3D printing lets those details be completely custom, sized to your room and made in small runs, so a shade or bracket can repeat across the space without looking off the shelf.
What we make for restaurants and bars
Each piece is a large-format 3D print, built in sections, then joined, sanded, primed and painted in our NYC studio.
- An oversized ingredient, like a giant olive or a lemon, above the bar
- Glowing column lights and pendant shades in clear PETG
- Sculpted bar fronts, back-bar details and shelf brackets
- Sculptural benches and banquette ends for lounges
- Dimensional signage for the entrance
- Small objects repeated across tables or walls
Built for service
Restaurants are hard on objects: grease, steam, spills, chairs knocking into things and nightly cleaning. We choose sealed, wipe-clean coatings, keep printed pieces away from kitchen passes and heat lamps, and design anything near a light source with heat in mind. Pieces near the bar are fixed to cope with busy nights. Decorative pieces are not for food contact.
Glowing light sculpture and custom colour
We print in white or clear PETG only. Every colour is paint, matched to your palette or chosen from ours, such as 06 Amber or 03 Lilac. Only clear PETG can glow, so light pieces are printed clear and given a translucent tint; LED sources and planned clearance keep them cool. Your electrician handles the wiring. See our materials and finishes for how each one behaves.
If the concept changes in a year or two, pieces can often be repainted rather than replaced. We can also make spares of anything likely to take knocks behind the bar.
Large-format 3D printing for small rooms
Restaurants rarely have wide doors or loading docks. Large pieces are printed as hollow sections, so they come through a front door or down a basement stair, then join on site. Seams are filled, sanded and painted until the piece reads as one solid object, not a print. Suspended pieces, like the giant olive over a back bar, are kept light and hung from fixings your contractor approves. Everything is finished in the studio, so the time we spend in your dining room is short.
How it works
- Share the concept, the room and your opening date.
- We suggest forms, colours and finish, then quote.
- You approve a colour and finish sample under your lighting.
- We print and finish the pieces in the studio.
- We install before opening or between services.
What to send us
For a restaurant or bar, tell us:
- Floor plan or photos of the room
- Design concept, palette and materials
- What is near each piece: heat, light, water
- Your nightly cleaning routine
- Opening or reopening date
Fitting out a hotel restaurant? See our installations for hotels. Running a shop next door? See retail store installations. Then send the project through Start a print.
Questions
Can 3D printed light shades handle the heat of a bulb?
In PETG, with an LED source and planned clearance, yes. We plan ventilation around the light, and your electrician handles the wiring.
Are the finishes easy to clean?
Yes. We use sealed, wipe-clean coatings suited to restaurant cleaning and share care notes so staff know which products to use and avoid.
Can you work around our opening date?
Yes. Share the date early and we plan production and install backward from it, including installs between services or before opening.
Can a sculpture be food safe?
No. Our pieces are decorative and are not for food contact. We keep them clear of prep areas and serving surfaces.