The Perfectionists’ Cafe

Description

Designed by AfroditiKrassa, The Perfectionists' Cafe by Heston Blumenthal, is a stunningly retro restaurant at Heathrow Airport. Central to the concept is a stunning tiled floor that resembles the shape of a propeller. The project features bespoke-cut marble effect tiles from the Feather range, beautiful mosaics and blue kite shaped tiles from the Diamond range.

Tiles Used

The Feather range was used to create the bespoke propeller shape and tiles from the Diamond range were used on feature walls.

Outcome

An airport departure lounge is probably not the first place one would expect to find a new restaurant by Heston Blumenthal, but The Perfectionists’ Cafe in Heathrow’s Terminal 2 is proof that fine dining is flying high in the appetites of travellers.

Designed by the expert team at Afroditikrassa, the aesthetic concept of this new venture was taken from the menu itself- Modern British cuisine of the 1960’s and 1970’s. To complement this inventive and iconic aesthetic, Solus supplied floor tiles from the chic Feather range, a porcelain collection of tiles that effortlessly mimics the rich and lavish look of genuine marble.

Two colours from this range were selected including Cortona, a seductive black tile that features a sophisticated gold veining and Miste, a classic white tile that presents a unique array of silvery grey veins.

In order to create the complex, propeller shaped flooring design.
Solus used their experience and special equipment to fabricate a wide variety of unique bespoke tile shapes.

The overall design was created as a nod to the aerial arrangement of Heathrow airport in 1955, with the materials celebrating the nostalgia of the era.