Josette
Josette, a Parisian-inspired restaurant and bar located in the heart of Dubai International Financial District, with art direction and interiors design by Luke, opened its doors in January 2023. Josette seats up to 180 guests for lunch, cocktails and dinner.
“The design is in part a sort of tribute to two of my decoration heroes: Syrie Maugham (mirrors, plaster, elegance!) and Dorothy Draper (theatre, oversized scale, Baroque bombast!). The oversized columns with their leafy plaster tops and half mirrored panels take their inspiration from columns at one of my favourite houses, Villa Lysis on Capri, whilst the white-painted metal birdcage chandeliers are a total homage to the ones Draper installed in the classical wing-cum-cafeteria at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1950s. High above, ceilings are covered in silver leaf.”
– Luke Edward Hall
Luke collaborated with Florence-based architecture and design company Studio63 to turn Josette from sketches into reality.
Josette plays host to eye-popping live shows along with musical performances led by Amira Fouad, a curator at Dubai Opera. Josette's dinner menu riffs on Parisian classics and includes escargot, ratatouille and seafood platters.
