Restaurant Design
Create a dining environment that captivates guests, supports service flow, and reflects your restaurant’s concept through thoughtful planning, materials, lighting, furnishings, and final styling.
Bring your Los Angeles restaurant concept to life with Design in Rhythm’s end-to-end hospitality design expertise. From intimate neighborhood dining rooms to high-energy bar-forward spaces, our team shapes the flow, atmosphere, furnishings, and finishes that influence guest perception from the first step inside—while managing visualization, sourcing, logistics, installation, and final styling with precision.
End-to-end hospitality design support for restaurants, bars, furnishings, visualization, sourcing, installation, and final styling.
Create a dining environment that captivates guests, supports service flow, and reflects your restaurant’s concept through thoughtful planning, materials, lighting, furnishings, and final styling.
Preview the space before purchases begin with photorealistic 3D renderings, 2D floor plans, elevations, and mood boards grounded in sourced products and real design details.
Access trusted vendors, artisans, custom makers, and premium brands while our team manages purchasing, order tracking, warehousing, delivery coordination, and product readiness.
Develop one-of-a-kind seating, tables, banquettes, and specialty pieces tailored to your concept, built to commercial-grade standards with warmth, comfort, and visual character.
Coordinate the final transformation with logistics, contractor communication, delivery sequencing, installation oversight, placement, and styling so the completed space matches the approved renderings.
Design bar and lounge areas with the right balance of lighting, furnishing, circulation, and atmosphere, making the bar a memorable focal point of the guest experience.
We begin with a focused conversation about your restaurant concept, guest profile, service model, references, and business goals. In Los Angeles, where dining rooms must stand out quickly, this stage clarifies the atmosphere and story your space needs to communicate.
Explore how thoughtful design, sourcing, and execution turn hospitality concepts into memorable guest environments.
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Design in Rhythm combines creative vision with disciplined project management for hospitality spaces.
Over a decade of hospitality experience shapes restaurants that influence guests from the doorway.
Los Angeles restaurant projects benefit from coordinated sourcing, logistics, and installation in one streamlined process.
Products are sourced before renderings, helping ensure what you approve is what arrives.
Exclusive vendor and artisan relationships give LA dining spaces distinctive furnishings and commercial-grade details.
A creative team blending hospitality design with precise execution.
Founder & Creative Director
Jon Wheat is the Founder and Creative Director of Design in Rhythm, bringing a unique perspective to interior design shaped by his background as a musician. After over a decade designing homes, commercial spaces, and boutique hotel environments for industry leaders, Jon founded Design in Rhythm to create a firm where client stories take center stage. His musical roots inform his philosophy that every space should have rhythm, harmony, and a distinct voice. Jon leads the creative vision across residential and hospitality projects in markets including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Boston, Las Vegas, Washington DC, and New Jersey. He is committed to a discovery process that uncovers what clients truly want, delivering spaces that are authentically theirs from concept to final installation.
Designer
Sofia Marquez is a Designer at Design in Rhythm, known for her detail-obsessed approach and genuine dedication to each client's vision. Sofia brings a thoughtful eye to every project, ensuring that clients not only envision the full potential of a space but feel truly thrilled about its possibilities. Working across boutique hospitality and residential projects, she translates complex design concepts into tangible, photorealistic renderings and curated product selections that reflect each client's unique story. Sofia collaborates closely with the full project team — from procurement to installation — to ensure a seamless, end-to-end experience. Her commitment to precision and client satisfaction makes her an essential part of Design in Rhythm's integrated design process.
Procurement & Logistics Manager
David Chen serves as Procurement and Logistics Manager at Design in Rhythm, playing a critical role in ensuring every project is delivered flawlessly from sourcing to final installation. Leveraging the firm's exclusive network of trusted vendors, artisans, brands, and custom furniture makers built over more than a decade, David oversees the procurement of materials and furnishings with precision and care. He manages the full logistics pipeline — coordinating shipments, staging, and delivery sequencing — so that nothing is left to chance. David's work ensures that what clients see in their renderings is exactly what arrives on-site, eliminating the stress of vendor coordination and contractor management and delivering a truly seamless project experience.
Business Development/Marketing
Colin Flynn leads Business Development and Marketing at Design in Rhythm, driving the firm's growth strategy through client acquisition, brand positioning, and strategic partnerships. He oversees all marketing efforts — including digital presence, social media, advertising, and public relations — ensuring the company's design aesthetic and voice are seamlessly represented across every platform. Working closely with the design team, Colin identifies new business opportunities and fosters relationships with developers, architects, and high-net-worth clients to secure both residential and commercial projects. He also manages proposal development, contract negotiations, and pipeline management, leveraging market insights to position Design in Rhythm as a leader in the luxury interior design industry across its key markets.
A strong restaurant design balances guest experience, operational flow, brand identity, and durability. Design in Rhythm begins with discovery, space planning, and visual direction, then develops photorealistic renderings, sources exact furnishings and finishes, coordinates procurement, and supports installation. The result is a dining environment that feels distinctive while functioning smoothly for staff and guests.
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Design in Rhythm supports hospitality and interior design projects across Los Angeles and select national markets.
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Concept, procurement, logistics, and installation managed together.
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