Surrane Design's Hommali Restaurant in NYC Draws on Rice Plant Palette

Key facts

• Surrane Design designed Hommali, a Thai restaurant in New York's West Village.
• The design is inspired by the stages of a rice plant, using colors like fresh green, golden yellow, earthy brown, soft beige, and warm cream white.
• The restaurant features a terracotta floor, a central courtyard-like dining area, and a mezzanine.
• Hommali includes an eight-seat bar, a 20-seat dining den, a semi-private mezzanine, a wine room, and a dry-age room.
• The founders are chef Chattchakorn "Benz" Khajornchaisan, general manager Kritayanee "Air" Promsarin, and operations lead Pichalak "Picha" Srigungvarl.
• Artwork was sourced from Bangkok's Chatuchak Weekend Market.
• Personal items include vintage Thai cookbooks from the late 1960s and early 1970s.
• Small bamboo sculptures by Thai artist Korakot Aromdee are displayed.
• Surrane Design is led by partners Bud Nitaya and Yoon Her.
• The restaurant serves contemporary Thai dishes, including a seafood cocktail with razor clams.