Hayal
'HAYAL' is the Turkish word to describe daydreams and daydreaming. And as the name promises; guests at Hayal will be immersed in a unique, and deeply creative dining experience. A journey of vibrant fresh flavours, and eclectic energy. A love letter to the buzzing city streets of Istanbul.
Located on the Mezzanine floor at The St. Regis Downtown Dubai, the venue features a lush, colourful and artsy decor. Completely curated, unique, exciting, inspiring, and unforgettable.
Mural/installation in a 7 meters long wall niche at the Hayal terrace. This artwork takes a pop art spin on some of the most famous surrealistic characters with addition of classic Turkish icons.
Pomegranates and greenery hand painted on the wall. Each character individually sculpted, hand painted and installed on the mural surface, creating a 3D effect.
Hayal's Bathroom Entrance Hallway creates an immersive dream like experience. All elements play together to tell a fun story. Blue stripes pulled down by paintbrushes suggest wrapping sky around the viewer. Orange entrance door is what seem like a melting down window towards unknown. A single white cloud suggests what the dreamer may find behind that door. Choice of orange colour creates a warm inviting feeling but high gloss surface tricks into believing the floor can be actually wet. And there is actually someone in the room who got his paws sticky...
As the dreamer follows the paw steps, he/she finds a bright blue plant pot with someone napping in it.
This Interactive installation makes a perfect playful photo spot. Hand made cloud can be pulled down and adjusted to the hight of the visitor for a perfect "Head in the cloud" photo shot.
Pop art styled, painted and decorated mirror not only frames the cloud but also tells a fun variety of nonsensical stories. Characters on the mirror frame interact with each other, creating a vivid dynamic scene.