It’s kitschy. It’s exotic. It’s complex. And it’s uniquely American.

A bar is centered in the room with a tiki carving right in the middle ... "There's a pattern I'm using in a lot of different forms in the lighting that's something I found in my father's ...

His was the first tiki bar, marrying an exotic tropical aesthetic ... at the beginning of the night to a “last call” where the lighting switches to red as everyone sinks into the abyss.