FLAME STUDIOS
INTERIOR : STUDIO LEE LYNCH | PHOTOGRAPHY : ELSA YOUNG | LOCATION : CONSTITUTIONAL HILL , JOHANNESBURG
Johannesburg ’ s Constitutional Hill is the new home of the strikingly designed and just-launched Flame Studios . Named for the Flame of Democracy , this world-class music recording studio opened its doors in February 2021 . The interior design demonstrates stellar creative direction by Tracy Lynch of Studio Lee Lynch and the Nando ’ s design programme .
Flame Studios is more than just a music studio – it ’ s a culmination of design , architecture and art .
Flame Studios has a distinctive and authentic South African aesthetic . There is a decided vibrancy thanks to Lynch , who was commissioned by Nando ’ s , the sponsor of this new space . She conceived of the scheme and selected key pieces from local designers such as
TheUrbanative , Mash . T Design Studio , Pedersen and Lennard , Dokter and Misses , Glorinah Mabaso , Siyanda Mbele , Naturalis and others .
The first impression is the bold use of colour . In the rehearsal room , the corrugated wall panels and geometric ceiling panels used for soundproofing appear in a deep blue . In another room , these same blue panels find their
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