Legendary British designer Terence Conran has opened a restaurant in east London where the food on the menu is made up of natural colours and lawn decorations. Terence Conran hired architecture studio Kirkwood McCarthy to design Wilder's interiors for a new project with chef Richard McLellan.
A vast 30m long partition wall spans the entire length of the space and is faced with natural clay plaster that brings subtlety, warmth and an acoustic hush to the interior. The specification and expansive use of this material was to conjure an earth-like warmth that played up to the basement location of the site. Elsewhere large sisal rugs and custom made Olive Ash furniture continue this palette of naturally, textural and locally sourced palette.Formerly a singular long room, the existing space has been subdivided into zones using a movable clay-rendered partition and three bespoke furniture elements to each the bar, restaurant and private dining.
All the ingredients on the restaurant's menu come from the UK, and many are grown wild near London. Architects Fiona Kirkwood and Sophie McCarthy tried to match the feel of the interior, combining earthy tones with natural fabrics and art references to the natural world. The design is to have a calm purity that is not distracting.
- Interiors: Kirkwood McCarthy
- Photos: Fergus Coyle
- Words: Qianqian