Tabletop napkin holder for Lotelito

The project

Lotelito commissioned Archicercle to design a range of everyday objects as part of an effort to give its restaurant a consistent visual identity. This napkin holder brings that intention to a tabletop object used directly by diners.

Archicercle designed and made the napkin holder. The piece has a curved profile and a central space for napkins, with Lotelito’s branding incorporated on one face.

The object is made from natural plywood, assembled entirely by hand and spray-varnished. The light tone of the wood and the visible joints between the components are part of its visual character.

The project brings an everyday function and the restaurant’s identity together in a single tabletop accessory. The design was also proposed as adaptable to other restaurants, with scope to vary materials, finishes, colours and stains; the version made for Lotelito uses natural plywood.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.