A LOUNGE DOWNTOWN
Behind an otherwise unmarked, graffiti-worn door on Rivington Street in the Lower East Side unfolds the latest addition to New York’s downtown cocktail scene – Tigre. The polished brass and tortoise shell door pull offers the first touchpoint of the transportive experience – an attitude of the refined meeting the raw in a way only NYC knows how.
Run by the impresarios of Premiere Enterprises, of the oft-lauded Maison Premiere, this embrace of contrast is woven through all scales and facets of the design and experience. Beauty emerges from the grit, and from a constellation of memories and muses a new path is charted.
Studio Tre has crafted the interior to revel in the exuberance of the creative forces that fuel the energy and dynamism of downtown. Uninhibited by an allegiance to a particular style or period of architecture or fashion – the spirit of the design at Tigre is bold, confident, and at ease being multiple things.
Masculine and feminine in equal measure, reverent to both traditional and modern modes of design, handcrafted as much as it is machined.
Disco beams ensconced in mirror mark the transition in the later evening. Dark umber, electric chartreuse, iridescent aquamarine, stainless steel, sanguine copper, bronze mirror – all equally at home. Candlelight shimmers through tortoiseshell votive glass.
The interiors by Studio Tre aim ultimately to evoke a spirit of ferocity and gracefulness.
Just like its namesake – Tigre burns bright.
Photography by Victor Stonem.
Lighting Design by Map Design Studio.