Multiple hanging pendant lights with a striped, spherical design, emitting warm glow, in an indoor setting with large windows in background.

PABLO Y PABLO

Pablo y Pablo is a lively neighborhood Mexican restaurant and agave bar, blending steel, salvaged wood, terra cotta tile, industrial and cardboard lighting, and hand-dyed cyanotype art. The result is a sun-soaked, beachy atmosphere that feels both natural and unmistakably unique.

  • INTERIOR DESIGN &
    CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION:
    Loden Design
    Larry Kurofsky
    Bethany Kersey

    ARCHITECT:
    Hinge Studio

    GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
    BMDC

    BAR LIGHTING:
    Graypants

    Cyanotype Art:
    Loden Design

    PHOTOGRAPHY:
    Brooke Fitts

People sitting at a bar in a modern restaurant with hanging wooden sphere light fixtures and shelves of liquor bottles in the background.
Close-up of a blue tiled wall with a small metallic bell mounted on it, and a part of a display shelf with an orange interior on the right.
Woman sitting at a bar counter with hanging round orange and brown striped pendant lights above, and shelves of bottles behind her, enjoying a meal.
View of a bar or restaurant interior with chairs and a bar counter with bottles in the background. Shelves with white bowls are on the upper part of the image.
Inside a modern bar with a long counter and high wooden chairs, some patrons sitting at the bar, and bartenders preparing drinks, decorated with pendant lights and a large green leaf in the foreground.
Wooden chairs around a wooden table set with glasses and cloth napkins in a restaurant.
Close-up of an industrial-style pendant light with a vintage filament bulb hanging from a ceiling with a red wall background.
People dining outdoors at a restaurant with large potted plants and a reflective glass building in the background, under a covered patio with string lights.
A bar with a dark counter, glassware, bottles on shelves, and four green metal bar stools with woven seats in the foreground, on a dark wooden floor.
Shelves filled with various bottles of alcohol including gin, vodka, whiskey, and liqueurs, along with mugs and glasses underneath, in a bar setting.
Shelving unit with glass bottles, plates, and canned beverages, including beer and juice, arranged on wooden shelves against a white wall.
A cozy restaurant corner with wooden tables set with plates, glasses, and napkins, a cushioned bench with a textured, patterned fabric, chairs, and a dark wall with yellow-orange lamps casting patterned shadows.
Empty restaurant dining area with tables set with plates, glasses, and silverware, seen through a window with reflections of three hanging yellow pendant lights.
A table setting with a fork and knife placed on a white napkin, a clear glass, and a metallic placemat with the quote 'The greener sun, even moon' written on the edge, all on a wooden table with wicker chairs nearby.
A close-up of two side-by-side surfaces separated by a thin trim. The left surface is gray with scuff marks, circular stains, and scratches. The right surface is golden with a textured, slightly worn appearance. The trim between the surfaces is dark
Close-up of a blue wall with a mural or painted design featuring white chalk-like marks outlining a basketball hoop, backboard, and some abstract shapes. There are black push pins along the right edge and a white electrical outlet at the bottom right
Close-up view of a blue textured surface on the left and a white wall on the right, with a dark round screw or bolt partially embedded in the surface on the right side.
Close-up of a blue plastic surface with a circular metal fixture in the center and black screws around it.
Glass window with the words 'pablo y pablo' written in white text, reflecting interior furniture and a plant outside.
A woven, round, hanging pendant light glowing with warm light in front of a blue wall with abstract circle and line art
Interior view of a restaurant with a blue wall adorned with three hanging pendant lights, a wooden table set with a glass bottle and glasses, a woven-back chair in the foreground, and a long upholstered bench with a geometric pattern along the wall.
A door with a decorative metal plaque featuring a black and white photo of a man smoking a pipe.
Decorative wall picture frame with a black and white photograph of an older man in a striped shirt, set in a green shadow box with a leaf-shaped top decoration. 
 FIELD NOTE 
CYANOTYPE ART INSTALLATIONS
A rural landscape with green fields, a fence, small houses, and mountains in the distance under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
Part of a wooden chair with vertical spindles and carved decorative details, placed near a large fabric or paper surface with a grid pattern made of intersecting sticks.

We created a unique large-scale installation made from canvas, cyanotype, and an eclectic collection of chairs (thanks, Goodwill!). Visible from the street, the moody mural catches passersby's attention. The title, "and everything burns blue," is borrowed from a poem by Pablo Neruda, and the deep indigo colors are drawn from Pablo Picasso's 'blue period'.

Two young children arranging or working with fabric banners or cloth pieces on the floor outside near glass doors at night. 
 FIELD NOTE 
HANDMADE terra cotta tile
A person wearing black sneakers and plaid shorts standing on a gray concrete floor in front of a stack of decorative ceramic tiles with a white and beige circular pattern.
A collection of white ceramic or porcelain tiles with scalloped edges, arranged on a surface.

We sourced this handmade terra cotta tile to create the perfect backdrop. With our rolodex of builders, makers, and contractors, there are endless solutions at our fingertips. 

A man working on a construction project, assembling or organizing decorative tiles with a floral design on the floor in a room with unfinished walls and various tools and materials around.
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