| Project Name | 400 Rabbits |
|---|---|
| Project Sector | Hospitality |
| Completion Date | 01/01/2016 |
| Client | Richardson Studio |
Description
Four Hundred Rabbits is a new sourdough pizza and craft beer restaurant in Crystal Palace, South East London. A collaborative design between Richardson Studio and Junction, the delightfully bright space is an Italian restaurant with an eclectic Aztec twist. Solus was selected as the tile supplier for the project, providing a range of simple yet chic wall tiles to the inspirational venue.
Tiles Used
Tiles from the Modular and Bright range were used together to complete the design.
Outcome
Moving away from the familiar sight of caged light bulbs, exposed brick and rusty metal, so typical of many a start up restaurant, owners and brothers Dan and Duncan, wanted the designers to reflect their unique perspective.
Skewing the traditional Italian aesthetic of red and white; pink and jade were used. These imaginative colours can be seen in the tile selection, with pink tiles and pink grout being applied to the bar front and counter, and jade tiles used in bathrooms. Lastly, white tiles were used on the exposed kitchen counter, paired with a contrasting medium grey grout. All tiles used were 100x100mm in size maintaining a fluid sense of continuity throughout the restaurant, and were taken from two complementary ranges, Bright and Modular.
Celia Richardson, of Richardson Studio, said: “I felt using a simple grid tile evoked a nod towards the traditional pizza environment, whilst the fresh pastel colours and staggered layout across the walls provided a great backdrop to complement the strong colours and branding in the space as a whole.”
The wall graphics were designed to create the sort of atmosphere that might come about if you filled the room with 400 drunk rabbits; basially a lot of fun with splashes of colour and a set of graphics that can be reborn again and added to as the space grows over time.
