Clement restaurant offers notable American Fare cuisine, designed to highlight an approachable sensibility to midtown dining. Moss & Lam was commissioned by Yabu Pushelberg to create artwork for three distinct areas of the Clement Restaurant in New York’s Peninsula Hotel.
Yabu Pushelberg's design brief was to create sculptural elements that would act as dividers and enclose the private dining room, all the while creating a sense of openness, elegance and warmth when walking up the staircase to the main entrance. Pascale Girardin’s signature palette of soft, earthy tones of grey and blues were selected to grace the surfaces of the wheel-thrown ceramics and were the perfect hues to bring forth the plush, yet relaxed atmosphere of the venue.
The Main Restaurant: Intricate carving depicting a whimsical walk through Central Parkwraps the entire dining room in a dream like narrative. The line drawing come to life like an animated film, referencing the wild exuberance of New York City.The private dining room: a calming gradient envelopes diners while oversized flora painted in watercolour techniques provide a bold focal point.The “Library”: Moss and Lam filled oak bookcases with stacks of bound handmade paper, creating something more abstract and dreamy than a literal room of books.
- Interiors: Yabu Pushelberg
- Photos: Evan Dion
- Words: Qianqian