Inspiration: Café Sabarsky

One of my favorite museums is the Neue Galerie, dedicated to German and Austrian art and design from the early 20th century. The building itself has the regal coolness of traditional Viennese architecture; toned down baroque created through glossy black wood floors, high ceilings and huge casement windows. It acts as the perfect backdrop for the colorful works of Kandinsky and Klimt and more "modern" styles like the Bauhaus. The same style permeates Café Sabarsky, the famed café inside the museum. Besides having perhaps the best apple strudel in town, the café is a design inspiration. The tables in the downstairs café feature a mustard yellow and black pattern by Dagobert Peche under glass. Set against the black and white checkered floors, it should be overwhelming, but feels neutral and light. 

For a bit of the Neue Galerie in your own kitchen: 

Café table from American Country

 

Bent wood chair from Crate & Barrel

Gustav Klimt art print

Black and white checkered kitchen towels from Mikkili  

Dagobert Peche butterfly print fabric or napkins

 Glass sugar dispenser

… and a recipe for apple strudel!