From Oslo via New York, to Curaçao.

The Company

Behind Bars is a bespoke bar company. With our signature systems we create bars for aspiring best in class venues.

With 450+ projects across 48+ countries, we are fortunate to collaborate with some of the most exciting F&B projects around the world. This includes four out of the top 10 venues on the world's top 50 and multiple Michelin star locations.

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Our Team

Our strength lies in the diversity of our team. Bringing together bartenders, designer, engineers, fabricators, and project managers, allows us to balance creativity, technical precision, and real-world practicality in everything we do.

Alexandre Ruas - CEO and Co-founder
Sam Millin - Co-founder
Ewoud Ybema - Supply Chain and Project Coordination
Joana Schomer - Marketing
Alexander Åsgård - Design
Andre Cunha - Engineering
Ferdinand Tørum Gulbrandsen - Design
Marta Góralska - Project Coordination
Łukasz Kalata - Engineering
Daniel Haugland - Design
Michal Korpowski - Engineering
Todd Hughes - Sales
Erica Buffman - Design
José Medeiros - Finance
Samantha MacRae - Product Development

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We find a tremendous amount of joy and fulfillment working within this industry. The opportunity to collaborate with a diverse range of dedicated professionals will always inspire and enrich the work we do.

The BB Promise

A Behind Bars project is always an in house production with familiar faces and voices throughout. From our first meeting through to final delivery, we commit to the highest standards, ensuring exceptional quality and attention to detail. The result is one-of-a-kind bar stations that will elevate any venue.

Behind Bars is based in Oslo, Norway, with representatives in multiple cities across the world.

With many years experience working behind, managing, and opening some of the best bars in the world we are leveraging past experiences to create superior solutions for the next generation.

We collaborate with the professional HORECA sector, as well as the private home sector.

Whether you are building something new, or re-fitting an existing venue, we look forward to speaking with you.

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