Chin Chin Laboratories

London has finally got its first nitro icecream bar. They designed the interior of the new Chin Chin Laboratories’s nitro icecream bar in Camden.

As a key idea behind their work they developed a mad scientists lab environment, where preparation area, display cabinet and lightning devices are all inter-connected with a lot of playfulness.
No wire on the floor; everything goes trough the pipes seems to be one of the main very practical feature. Details amongst others, that I really liked, the cords of the swing have been partially un-woven and re-woven on themselves – there’s no knot!


The confectionning and preparation areas, cabinet and display are all hold together by the tubular structure.

The light bulbs are directly plugged on the structure.
even the drinks had that mad scientists feeling (kir royal in a pipette)


** Andrew Haythornthwaite and Shai Akram began their collaboration shortly after graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2006 on the Design Products course headed by Ron Arad. Their projects have taken them to China, New Zealand and now, back to the UK.
They presented their Fruit Fishing for FoodMarketo in Milan 2010; which is based on the scientific fact that apples float and pears don’t.

* Chin Chin Laboratories are located in Camden – the address is 49 Camden Lock Place.