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Man Target

Architecture · Design · Cinema · Bar · Office

Man Cave

Design the room that's yours: zones, furniture icons, cinema, bar, office and the gear that makes it work.

Zone planner

Pick what your cave is for. We'll add up the floor area and list the essentials.

Minimum floor area: ≈ 28 m²

Home cinema

16 m² · Budget $$$

Essentials

  • Projector and screen, or a large TV
  • Surround speakers and a subwoofer
  • AV receiver or processor
  • Tiered or reclining seating
  • Blackout and acoustic treatment

Designer tips

  • — Size the screen from the seat: sit at roughly 1.2 to 1.7 times the screen diagonal.
  • — Treat first-reflection points and put bass traps in the corners.
  • — Ventilate the equipment rack and keep projector fan noise away from the seats.

Home bar

8 m² · Budget $$

Essentials

  • Counter at bar or counter height
  • Back-bar shelving
  • Under-counter fridge
  • Ice maker or dedicated freezer space
  • Core glassware

Designer tips

  • — Backlight the bottles with warm white light around 2700 K.
  • — Leave about 90 cm of working space behind the counter.
  • — Plan a sink and drainage before the floor is finished.

Brands for the cave

🇺🇸 Office chairs & furniture

Herman Miller

Makes the Aeron task chair, designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick in 1994, and the Eames Lounge Chair for North America.

🇺🇸 Office seating & workspace furniture

Steelcase

Founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1912, it makes ergonomic task chairs such as the Gesture and the Leap.

🇨🇭 Design furniture

Vitra

The Swiss company produces Charles and Ray Eames designs, including the Lounge Chair, for Europe and the Middle East.

🇺🇸 Modern furniture

Knoll

Founded in 1938, it has produced Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Chair since 1953.

🇮🇹 Design classics & furniture

Cassina

The Meda-based maker, founded in 1927, has produced the LC collection by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand since 1965.

🇮🇹 Leather upholstered furniture

Poltrona Frau

Founded in Turin in 1912 by Renzo Frau, it is known for leather armchairs such as the Vanity Fair.

🇮🇹 Sofas & lounge seating

Minotti

Founded by Alberto Minotti in Meda in 1948, it specialises in contemporary sofas and upholstered seating.

🇧🇷 Brazilian design furniture

Etel

Founded in São Paulo in 1985 by Etel Carmona, it reissues Brazilian modernist pieces by designers such as Lina Bo Bardi, Sergio Rodrigues and Oscar Niemeyer.

🇩🇰 Audio & television

Bang & Olufsen

Founded in Struer, Denmark, in 1925, it makes design-led speakers, headphones and televisions.

🇺🇸 Wireless speakers & soundbars

Sonos

Founded in Santa Barbara, California, in 2002, it makes wireless multi-room speakers and soundbars, including Dolby Atmos models.

🇺🇸 Movie players & servers

Kaleidescape

It makes home-cinema movie players and servers that download films from its own store instead of streaming them.

🇺🇸 Home cinema speakers & electronics

JBL Synthesis

Harman Luxury Audio's flagship home-cinema line of speakers, subwoofers, processors and amplifiers.

🇩🇰 Golf simulators & launch monitors

Trackman

The Danish company makes radar-based golf launch monitors and simulators, and recommends at least 3 m of ceiling height for a simulator room.

🇺🇸 Billiard tables

Brunswick Billiards

Its billiard history dates back to 1845, and it publishes room-size charts for every table size.

🇮🇹 Retro-style refrigerators & appliances

Smeg

Founded in Guastalla, Italy, in 1948, it is known for its 1950s-style FAB refrigerators.

🇫🇷 Wine cabinets

EuroCave

The French brand created its first wine cabinet in 1976 and makes cabinets that control temperature and humidity for ageing and serving wine.

🇮🇹 Fitness equipment

Technogym

Founded in Cesena in 1983 by Nerio Alessandri, it makes cardio and strength equipment for gyms and homes.

🇺🇸 Connected fitness

Peloton

Founded in New York in 2012, it makes connected bikes and treadmills with live and on-demand classes.

🇩🇪 Power tools & workshop systems

Festool

The German maker is known for power tools designed to work with its mobile dust extractors and Systainer storage cases.

🇩🇪 Watch winders & cases

WOLF

Founded in 1834 by Philipp Wolf, a silversmith from Hanau, Germany, it makes watch winders, watch boxes and jewellery cases.

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