ZIP

ZIP

A bar with a hard-on for design.

A bar with a hard-on for design.

CLIENT

Bank Brewing Company

ADDRESS

Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong (When Central still had teeth, and a safe word.)

COMPLETION

1993

PHOTO CREDITS

CRAFT Design

A space that pulsed with queer energy and sculptural innuendo, ZIP was more than a bar, it was a statement. Part industrial dreamscape, part erotic playground, every curve and surface was a wink, a flex, a dare.

A space that pulsed with queer energy and sculptural innuendo, ZIP was more than a bar, it was a statement. Part industrial dreamscape, part erotic playground, every curve and surface was a wink, a flex, a dare.

The Challenge

Convincing contractors to install what looked like giant dildos and steel phalluses. Every piece had edge and intention, but not everyone saw the poetry in provocation.

What We Loved

The boldness. The eroticism. The freedom to design without flinching. ZIP let us play with power, sex, and symmetry, blurring the lines between object and desire. It was graphic, geometric, and gloriously queer.

Secret Detail

That glossy bronze sink. A lovechild of steampunk and fetish design. And yes, the handrails were absolutely bondage-coded.

Zip Bar Interior

⁠⁠PROJECT SOUNDTRACK

"Closer" – Nine Inch Nails

"Closer" – Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails

Closer

IF THIS PROJECT WAS A MOVIE...

The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix (1999)
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Color palette

The Matrix (1999)
Zip-Matrix-color-palette

Color palette

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