Le Nid

Interesting lil bar that I guess because of Kanye and Jay-Z couldn't go ham. So what choice did they have, they went eggs. When you walk into this bar in the city of Nantes, France, it resembles you might think was inspired by something out the movie Never Ending Story. A larger than life gigantic bird greets you as soon as you walk in. More than that the seats are in the shaped of cracked open eggs. Aside from the novelty value of this, there is actually a pretty good design approach to this unique bar.


The design was a creation of designer Jean Jullien who stakes it a sort of tribute to his hometown. Good thing he didn't grow up in Long Beach or it might have been the shape of a dog pound with chairs the shape of strange green plants, just saying. The design though as Jullien says, was the creation of bringing together the view, the bar, and the art. Combing function and art without have to settle in either direction. You can see this in the seats shaped like cracked eggs with yolk colored eggs inside. Or you can head to the "bar" or from some refreshing intoxicants.

Although it's somewhat hard to do here with all the aesthetic value inside, don't forget about the view and take a seat outside. Where, you find the artist decorating the outside walls with what seems like random childlike scribblings.

While this might not be the bar of choice for most out there, it's definitely one of those tourist spots where you still have to stop by to get a good story for the folks back home.