Kongress Bar – Brand Experience and Interior Design in the Spirit of the 1950s
Corporate & Communication Design David B. Walker/Damir Stabek
David B. Walker, founder of Die Registratur, and Damir Stabek have been tenants of the Kongress Bar since 2010. The Kongress Bar is located in the Kongresshalle, on the heritage-listed grounds of the former Munich Trade Fair. It was renovated in the 1950s style of the Kongresshalle by its owner, the Edith Haberland Wagner Foundation.
Drawing inspiration from the building, the conceptual and aesthetic guiding idea was based on the German Wirtschaftswunder (economic miracle). The logo and communication materials were shaped by the understated elegance and design language of the 1950s. The result was a cohesive visual identity in harmony with the architecture and the staging of a dandy-esque bar culture.