CASE STUDY
atmospheric depth with a strong connection to its coastal setting. Natural timber and stone textures create warmth and tactility throughout, while cleanlined detailing introduces a sense of restraint and refinement.
The interiors transition subtly from day to evening through shifts in colour, texture and light. Warm yellow ombré tones within the dining room reference sand, sunlight and the changing Cornish skies, while the bar adopts richer, moodier reds to create intimacy and drama after dark. Soft, carefully considered lighting, designed especially for the restaurant by Studio Shayne Brady, deepens the restaurant’ s immersive atmosphere, allowing the space to evolve naturally across the day.
Furniture and detailing throughout MOR pay deep homage to British craftsmanship, with bespoke elements developed in collaboration with specialist local makers and artisans. Key collaborators include Haroys for joinery, Ben Whistler for bespoke FF & E, Atelier Lighting for custom lighting installations and Elephant Road Studio for ceiling curtains and soft furnishings. The work of Cornish artists, Stewart Kent and Neil Pinkett along with The Conner Brothers, feature throughout the space.
A defining feature of the project is the restaurant’ s soft fabric ceiling installation— developed to evoke movement, lightness and the fluidity of the coastal environment. The feature became one of the project’ s most technically challenging aspects, requiring careful coordination between concept, engineering and operational requirements.
Alongside newly commissioned pieces, the studio also sought to retain and reinterpret elements of the existing building, grounding the restaurant within its setting while creating an entirely fresh visual identity. Local artisans were engaged to craft bespoke joinery and a statement fireplace made from Cornish rock, further anchoring the project within the surrounding landscape and material culture.
The completed interiors reflect Studio Shayne Brady’ s signature approach to emotive hospitality design— spaces that are cinematic yet grounded and contemporary while deeply connected to place.
“ Working with Tom Sellers and his team has been a true collaboration, made all the more enjoyable by the wider Carbis Bay Estate. Tom’ s vision for storytelling is what inspired us to create a space that is attuned to its location and materiality, a destination that is both intimate and dramatic.” says Shayne Brady, Founder and Director of Studio Shayne Brady.
Project Credits
• Project: MOR
• Location: Carbis Bay Estate, St Ives, Cornwall
• Client: Tom Sellers / HiStory Hospitality
• Interior Design: Studio Shayne Brady
• Completion: July 2026
• Size: 335 sqm
• Photography: Ceri Davies
Key Collaborators
• Joinery: Haroys
• Bespoke FF & E: Ben Whistler
• Lighting: Atelier Lighting
• Ceiling curtain: Elephant Road Studio
• Statement fireplace in Cornish granite by Jamie Semmens
• Art by Connor Brothers, Stewart Kent and Neil Pinkett
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