PERLE

Shop & Cafe

Latvia

PERLE

Shop & Cafe

Latvia

Location: 

Riga, Latvia

Year and status:

2009

Team:

Zane Tetere-Sulce

Developer:

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Photo:

Maris Lapins

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This project marked a cultural turning point in Riga. Long before Miera iela became what it is today, this spot - once home to Piens and then Pērle - helped shape the city’s alternative identity. Led by Žanete and Edijs, it wasn’t about designing an interior, but about creating a place.
The goal? Spend nothing, waste nothing, and keep everything in motion. Furniture was second-hand, constantly changeable, even for sale. A clothing rack was hoisted up in the evenings to reveal the bar. A lightbox without electricity relied on mirrors to glow.
A space in constant transformation. Upcycled. Dynamic. Circular. A place that made culture happen, not by following the rules, but by rewriting them. All for under 2000 lats and a trip to Berlin.

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