Project Team

Design: Alexa Nice
Builder:
Ewen Woolmer

Suppliers

Textiles: Warwick Fabrics Australia
Upholstery: Parlor Furnishings QLD
Flooring: Recycled timber hardwood
Bar Top: White onyx manufactured by Batstone Stone Masonry
Furniture: All antiques bought from throughout Australia
Feature art work: Jimmy Bligs and Troy James

Canvas Cocktail & Wine Bar in Brisbane’s trendy Woolloongabba district introduces a sophisticated interpretation of small bar culture to the Brisbane crowd, utilising the award winning and international blend of experience brought by young entrepreneurs Marco and Emily Nunes, Tom Sanceau and Bonnie Shearston.

Take a front row seat at the onyx bar to watch bar masters carve ice directly from an impressive ice block; sink into one of the lounges and sample a drinks menu that includes boutique wine, craft beer, customised cocktails, punch bowls or absinthe fountains best shared; and enjoy a selection of ‘design your own’ food boards and tapas options that have been given the culinary tick of approval by the renowned celebrity chef Matt Moran.

Marco Nunes said it’s taken over 12 months of committed searching to select the Woolloongabba venue as the launching pad of their dream.

“As a team of four we’ve been developing and refining our concept for some time, but finding the right venue was critical for it to come to life,” Marco said.

“We’ve observed Brisbane residents starting to look for smaller venues outside of the Fortitude Valley precinct. Our research identified the residents of the Eastern suburbs didn’t have an appropriate venueand we believe they want a unique and intimate social experience as an alternative to the existing pubs and clubs.

“When we found this location nestled amongst some of Brisbane’s trendiest restaurants and shops, we knew we had found the home of Canvas,” he finished.

Woolloongabba was recently predicted in a national paper as being Brisbane’s most talked about suburb in the near future. The

combination of large numbers of young, single residents, significant
urban renewal funding and excellent public transport options means the ‘Gabba’ has all of the ingredients to be an inner city hotspot.

Colliers International Residential Research Director Jonathan Rivera went so far as to nameWoolloongabbaas “the epicentre of residential living within the inner city over the next 10 years”.

The venue provides an intimate, warm and comfortable interior from renowned Brisbane interior designer Alexa Nice. In true eclectic Alexa style, opulent seating booths and a mix of modern and vintage furniture complement rich recycled timber paneling and planter boxes juxtaposed against local street artwork on the walls.

Alexa Nice is the founder and director of Alexa Nice Interior Design, specializing in high end hospitality design. Nice is an extremely passionate and highly talented designer with her unique style often described as intricately creative and divinely opulent. With a formal qualification in Bachelor of Built Environment majoring in interior design, Alexa has an impressive resume that spans commercial, retail and high end residential, and has worked closely with one other creative director from the Film industry on various prestigious interiors in Brisbane, Australia. Nice is experienced in all areas of the design process, including international buying and manufacturing of unique items, from conceptual design right through to construction. Previous projects include Cloudland, the Cellar (Cloudland’s Cellar Bar) Birdee Num Num’s level 2, and currently completing Picture Lounge Bar and Dining, and the Family nightclub Roof top bar.

Canvas is one of the first bars in Brisbane to utilise the Brisbane City Council’s small bar license aimed at reinvigorating empty spaces and creating an intimate social experience for Brisbane residents.