That's so 70s: seventies inspired interiors from around the world

Seventies spin – cool hangouts around the world get groovy with disco-digging design

8 September 2020

Tim Charles
Originally built in 1974 as the Camden Town Hall annex The Standard in London has kept the essence of the era with deep-green leather furniture.
Ben Fitchett
In Nashville the swim deck at The Dive Motel plays with bold letters and earthy tones around its 60ft swimming pool.
Vicente Muñoz
Primo’s bar in New York channels eccentric retro Italian design with curved banquettes chrome tables and spiky plants.
Ben Fitchett
The rooms at The Dive Motel in Nashville have shaggy throws and large-scale murals.

Pia Riverola
Breezy palm trees and funky tiles at Hotel San Cristóbal in Baja California Sur Mexico reference the laidback style of the decade.
Kim Lightbody
Modular chunky seating hugs the walls at Cub restaurant in London.
Nikolas Koenig
Graphic spiritual prints and geometric shapes take over the Jonathan Adler-designed Parker Palm Springs hotel in California.
BEN FITCHETT
Yolanda Baker who crafted the shiny glitter globes of Studio 54 made every disco ball at Nashville’s Dive Motel by hand.

Design Hotels™
A room at The Dwell Hotel in Tennessee has textured wallpaper and Saarinen-inspired tulip chairs which saw a revival in popularity after appearing in Star Trek.
In New York SoHo’s Seventies-style Little Ways bistro plates up sesame devilled eggs cheese fondue and duck breast with pumpkin and orange.
Vicente Muñoz
Bottom row from left primary-coloured furniture and terrazzo floor tiles fill the space at Primo’s New York.
Mikko Ryhänen
Helsinki’s Jackie bar evokes Seventies Europe with forest hues and a French cosmic-disco soundtrack.

Tim Charles
At The Standard in London the macramé curtains and knitted backrests at Decimo restaurant contrast with the geometric stools overlooking St Pancras station.
David Cleveland
The Standard hotel’s library takes cues from the period’s back-to-nature design movement with natural wood and rounded motifs.
Design Hotels™
With floor-to ceiling windows and sculptural oversized seating the Boundary London brims with nostalgia.
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