Royal Hawaiian, Laguna Beach, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2725	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Wed, Feb 13, 2008 11:11 AM With Mid Century Modern places, it's definitely the exciting architecture. Those places just evoke a certain something....they're just so COOL. The walls of windows, the expansive angular lines, the materials used...Lava and Flagstone walls, juxtaposed with mosiac tiles, abstract shapes and wall hangings...combine that with tiki and it's magical....hell, Sven wrote an entire book about it. The positive, forward movement of the architecture, that makes you feel like you're "going places"...That's what is so great about Mid Century Modern, but sadly, other than the enthusiasts, no one seems to really embrace it. So, they tear it out and put bland, unimaginitive decor, fixtures, and signage (let's not forget about how boring signage has become---oy vay) and America is getting more homogenized every day.

With Mid Century Modern places, it's definitely the exciting architecture. Those places just evoke a certain something....they're just so COOL.
The walls of windows, the expansive angular lines, the materials used...Lava and Flagstone walls, juxtaposed with mosiac tiles, abstract shapes and wall hangings...combine that with tiki and it's magical....hell, Sven wrote an entire book about it.

The positive, forward movement of the architecture, that makes you feel like you're "going places"...That's what is so great about Mid Century Modern, but sadly, other than the enthusiasts, no one seems to really embrace it.

So, they tear it out and put bland, unimaginitive decor, fixtures, and signage (let's not forget about how boring signage has become---oy vay) and America is getting more homogenized every day.

Post #360935 by tikiyaki on Wed, Feb 13, 2008 11:11 AM