Milk bars don’t usually make headlines for their looks. But Grażyny, a breezy new spot that’s part nostalgia trip, part design prank, has managed just that. Behind it all: Public, the Warsaw-based interiors outfit headed by Mikołaj Wojciechowski, together with close collaborators Maciej Granecki and Maciej Kuratczyk. When the Insider meets him in his storefront office — a
converted space in a residential block — Wojciechowski is buzzing.

“We all live nearby,” he says, gesturing out the window. “This is our little version of the 15-minute city. Work, home, coffee — it’s all within a short walk.” The neighborhood keeps the team grounded, but it’s Grażyny that’s got them fizzing.

Unlike Public’s better-known projects — Soho Waszyngton, Ragazzi Bar in Hala Koszyki, or Popolare — Grażyny leans hard on repurposed materials. Benches are pieced together from recycled plastic plates by Boomplastic, tabletops are cut from offbeat leftovers, and the decorative inspiration comes from vintage mid-century cookbooks scavenged from flea markets. The effect is cheeky and warm: a milk bar that riffs on the past without embalming it.

“It was fun to treat waste as treasure,” Wojciechowski grins. And though Public’s wider portfolio isn’t built on recycling, he admits that Grażyny has opened new doors. “There’s an energy that comes from working with limitations — it forces you to see design differently.”
That sense of energy has already made Public one of Warsaw’s most visible players. Even if you’ve never clocked their name, you’ve probably eaten or drunk in one of their rooms. The aesthetic is unmistakable: clean modern lines softened by playful details, bold surfaces, and just enough roughness to keep it human.
With Grażyny, they’ve gone a step further. A milk bar that once might have been drab is suddenly on-trend, photographed, and packed. For Wojciechowski, it’s proof that Warsaw design can keep reinventing itself — without losing its sense of humor.

Sources of the Style

Want to borrow a little of Public’s playbook? Here are the shops, makers, and scavenger sources that fuel their style – and that you can tap into yourself

Chors – Bold, sculptural lighting – chors.pl

Paged Meble – Classic Polish furniture – pagedmeble.pl

Komi Furniture – Minimal, contemporary pieces – komi.furniture

Artera – Stone and surface solutions – artera.pl

Krześlarz – A chair specialist with range – krzeslarz.pl

Boomplastic – Recycled plates reborn as surfaces – boomplastic.com

Paradyż Tiles – Ceramic textures with punch – paradyz.com