Loos American Bar

A tiny wonderful bar, AMERICAN Bar, in the "Kärntnergang". Black, white and pink marble blocks on the outside. Inside grey-green marble and red-brown coral wood. The ceiling of white-grey marble slabs coffered. The wall above the door is made entirely of translucent tawny slabs of onyx, beautifully drawn, softly illuminated by electric lights. The whole thing is unbelievably rich and not at all overloaded but just looks like the precious treasures of nature itself! Everything is masterfully put together, the smallest thing nobly thought out, like the clock let into a coral wood wall and the big picture. Wonderfully skilfully used mirrors make the room appear three times as big as it is. The architect Adolf Loos. Only men have access to the restaurant. An American said to me: “Such a ban on women would be impossible in America. No lady would go in like that!