NEW RETAIL CONCEPT OPENS: Bellevue, WA; Ken Barnes is selected by Popcorn Pavilion Ltd. to create the company’s new retail concept store and brand.

POPCORN PAVILION: The brand is inventive and original with its personality inspired by the historic painting “Old Ocean City – Boardwalk Memories” by noteworthy eastern artist Paul McGehee. The painting is a view of the famous Ocean City Maryland resort in the summer of 1915, teeming with bathers in the surf and folks strolling the boardwalk. The artwork plays a prominent role in the store’s decor and gives balance to the Victorian themed architecture, lighting and millwork.

The Popcorn Pavilion brand, logo and retail packaging is similarly inspired by the period with hand painted typography and flourish-work and fresh blue and white stripes. It is fun yet sophisticated with just the right amount of historical significance and contemporary brand value to make it a solid contender in both the gourmet popcorn and gourmet snack categories.

The retail space is small and efficient (600 sq. ft) and was developed “franchise ready” with all of the theme, architectural and mechanical elements completely scalable. “This is our flagship store” says one of the owners “but having the concept designed with flexibility and scalability in mind will make it very easy to roll out stores when we start planning our second store next year”.

The exhibition-style kitchen is viewable from the retail floor and customers get a front row seat as they watch the more than eighteen varieties of gourmet popcorn created before their eyes. This compact yet robust engine runs two shifts a day and fuels both retail and website orders.

Popcorn Pavilion is the latest branded concept created by retail designer Ken Barnes. It is located on the main floor of the Pacific Northwest’s premier shopping mall; Bellevue Square. Experience the store in person or visit their website at http://www.popcornpavilion.com/