Post #750330 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Fri, Sep 4, 2015 7:31 PM

On 2015-09-04 15:08, Brandonio wrote:
Lol! So no one likes the bar. While I can't say that I blame you, I'd have to disagree that it's not Polynesian inspired. (Aside from the legs) The outside is a natural grass like fiber that has been carefully woven into pretty traditional Polynesian repeating shapes. The black and white on the inside reminds me of The Japanese Textiles. A play on the yin/yang symbol. With the correct accoutrements, this is absolutely passable in a Tiki Bar setting.
Can anyone give me a universal definition of what makes something TIKI? Seems to be pretty subjective.

And thanks for all the ....help?

I like to give straight answers, so not Polynesian, not Mid Century Modern & most defiantly not Tiki
most "home bars" are not Tiki bars, you can have a rattan bar, a bamboo bar, a Danish Modern bar
but none of these things make it a "Tiki" bar, yet all of these things can be an element of a "Tiki" bar
the consensus here after years of bloody battles discussing this very question, is it must have Tikis
as part of the design, so no Tikis, no Tiki bar.

Also the shelf paper is Art Deco design.

What you have there is a home cocktail bar made out of an ugly rug, it sure appears to be home crafted
maybe to match existing decor.

[ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2015-09-04 19:36 ]