In January 2022, during a brief visit with his young son, Mr. Ardaji met with his brother-in-law Gus Tselios, who owns six restaurants in the Marietta area. Mr. Ardaji, who operated several restaurants of his own in Greenwich, Connecticut, knows hospitality design and saw great potential for the 9500-square-foot steakhouse. He proposed an extraordinary interior design concept that was approved immediately.

Chartered in 1956, the Atlanta-based Cherokee Town and Country Club is one of America’s premier private clubs and has received an extraordinary number of honors for its commitment to the highest standards in dining and member services. Specified by Ferry, Hayes and Allen Designers, sophisticated Cadenza lanterns were designed with elaborate scroll details and custom crafted of steel with a hand-applied Antique Iron Gate finish.

In all, Meyda created 40 chandeliers, pendants, and sconces featuring nearly a dozen new and unique designs. All luminaires were delivered on time for installation in four distinctive dining areas: the private dining room, service area, main dining room, and bar room.

In the private dining room are three drum-styled Cilindro Barnabas pendants featuring a clean geometric design on Beige Textrene fabric with a Statuario Idalight bottom diffuser. The space is also illuminated with complementary pendants. In the service/pick-up area, aircraft cable suspends two Cilindro pendants, designed with a modern sophisticated aesthetic, above the counter.

The main dining room features 12 Cilindro architectural-styled, two-tiered fabric pendants with Statuario Idalight bottom diffusers. In contrast, the arched ceiling in the wine room dining area features three stunning wine bottle chandeliers that add personality and pizazz to the setting while complementing the wine barrels embedded in the back wall. The artistic ceiling is made of cork, and there is a Renoir reproduction on the wall. This space includes Cilindro linen pendants, half-cylinder-styled sconces, and beveled metal stud-like accents. 

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