“Dean Barger is content that you probably don’t recognize his name. In the pre-pandemic world, when indoor dining was a thing (remember that?), the artist’s well-documented murals likely flooded your Instagram feed. It’s hard to forget works such as the Hubert Robert-inspired landscape behind the bar at Daniel Rose’s Le Coucou in SoHo. “

“Meg Ryan and Candice Bergen Hire This Muralist To Make Their Homes Picture-Perfect

This fine artist worked on a mural for one of the most Instagrammed restaurants of the past year—yet no one knows his name”

The design has the hallmarks of David Collins Studio design (glamour, texture, drama) but an added depth of soul comes from the inclusion of a 30ft mural by decorative artist Dean Barger. It greets you as you walk in, leads you up the stairs and into the main room. It’s a maître d in artwork form. “Collaboration is incredibly important to us and Dean had been on our radar for a while,” says Keet. “He brought a unique energy and tactility to the project.”

“Still a hard reservation to snag, the space is as well-known as the menu, thanks to a sprawling painted mural of a rural scene in muted colours that would look at home in a French château. The dramatic chandeliers and floor-to-ceiling windows keep the elegance going in this Roman and Williams-designed space.”

“Several finishing touches came from nearby Round Top, including a pair of brass sconces that flank the stage and illuminate a large-scale mural by Dean Barger, a landscape painter known for his work with design firm Roman and Williams. “We asked him for a midnight Hill Country scene, an ethereal, foggy night,” Wood says. “It’s an unorthodox type of backdrop for a big rock ’n’ roll room, but we wanted a work of art behind the artists that are performing.”’

“A moody material palette also elevates the ambiance. Travertine, fluted glass, stone, concrete, tile, and patinated metals are used together to create ‘a new architectural language, allowing guests to feel as though they’ve discovered futuristic remnants from an ancient civilization,' Fischer said.”