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Photographed in August 2022
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The semi-outdoor seating area of an independently owned cafe reveals a carefully curated aesthetic of raw plywood walls, polished concrete floors, and a corrugated metal roof supported by black steel beams that lets diffused daylight filter through from above. A paper lantern in a classic rounded Vietnamese or Chinese shape hangs from a curved black metal bracket against the warm honey-toned plywood, its soft glow suggesting evening atmosphere even in daytime. A lush areca palm in the foreground fills the lower left corner with vivid tropical green fronds, its presence - along with a framed black-and-white photograph on the wall - contributing to the eclectic, traveled-world aesthetic that characterizes Korea's independent cafe culture. Vintage wooden chairs with leather seat pads and small round metal side tables are arranged casually in the space, their mixed materials and eras rejecting the uniformity of chain establishments in favor of a collected-over-time sensibility. The cafe's design balances industrial elements with organic warmth, the kind of intentional imperfection that Korean cafe owners pursue as an antidote to the polished surfaces of commercial Seoul.
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