The Art of Design Issue 17 2015 | Page 69

69 Filled with light wicker work chairs and weather beaten table tops, Coffee Ground is a hip take on a very botanical aesthetic. It is not surprising that this café was crowned the winner of “Best Restaurant or Bar in Another Space” at this year’s Restaurant & Bar Design Awards at London’s Truman Brewery. Given that it is in the heart of a garden centre, it certainly draws on various elements found around it, such as its aged patinas, along with the fresh feel of raw planed timber and wicker weave. Hospitality furniture supplier UHS Group contributed a substantial amount of their furniture range to this project. For example, the bench seats located against the wall at the far end of the café have cushions with a concealed zip and popper fixings. You will also be able to notice the Boston table tops throughout the café. Attached to them is a small round domed table base. The table tops were manufactured from planks of various widths and stained in a light grey. This creates such a botanical feeling throughout the café, which associates well with the garden centre. If you want to have your tea and cake in a greenhouse away from your greenhouse, then Coffee Ground will pluck that chord in your heart. www.uhs-group.com Can you bend it any more? MOKO interior can! MOKO interior’s Volga Corner is like a "bridge over troubled water", arching over and hiding the sharp wall edge, flowi ng continuously on the surface. Volga Corner was introduced first time in 2014 at the 100% Design fair in London and has become a special part of the MOKO portfolio. It is a one of the kind corner piece never done before. The custom made wood veneer allows the designer and manufacturer to experiment and create new unconventional surfaces. MOKO interior strongly believes that with only original ideas and unparalleled shapes can the true value and captivating attributes of its panels be built. Email: [email protected] Tel: +36 1 633 3680 Web: www.mokointerior.com