A quick chat with Lou about Camas & how it started.
Haha, yeah! Hmm…I'm 22, French is my first language, and you could say I’m a bon vivant, very social.
To be honest I never thought I would be but this opportunity came to us. Sam, Matt and I started brainstorming for fun just thinking “what if” and then we realized it was actually viable. I was in school full time studying industrial design but decided to take a chance on this. It felt like a once in a lifetime opportunity.
The original goal was to have a wine bar, speakeasy vibes but it wasn’t possible. So we worked with what could be, combining my passions for music, people and arts. We went for a community focused cafe. We promote local art, cater events and host our own as well.
Cafe Camas is really cozy. Being on the second-floor makes it very luminous and special. It feels like we’re in a really well decorated apartment. Lou told us more about how not being on the ground floor has it’s challenges but makes the community factor even more important.
Honestly music, I hate the music in most cafes.
I found APART through social media, I always found the vibe super cool. Emily who does marketing for us was pitching collabs with local barbershops and then we thought of APART.
Born n raised!
Osmo - Full package!
Sans Soleil - The sound, the vibes.
Fleur & Cadeaux - Music, interior design, food, everything is very well made.
La Rama - Record shop & my personal mentor.
Pastel Rita - Super good coffee and their kitchen set up is insane.
Bar a flot - Great wine!
I really love places that are healthily obsessed with their craft.