Red Lobster is redesigning its dining rooms for ‘newstalgia’

Red Lobster is testing out a new store concept, but it’s trying not to stray too far from what diners already know. “Our design decisions were guided by the idea of ‘newstalgia,’ preserving the elements guests know and love while expressing them in a fresh, contemporary way,” says Ashley Popich, managing director of the commercial interior design and architecture firm Zebra, which worked with Red Lobster on the new dining rooms. The redesign is part of a broader co...