A unique interior was needed to do justice to this new kind of bistro. Mandated to develop Holy Carrotthe new London restaurant with plant accents by Irina Linovich, Studio Toogood deploys a decor that is both raw and expressive. Its founder, Faye Toogood, was first inspired by the history of the Spitalfields district, long marked by its Victorian market dedicated to fruit and vegetables. The space is thus built around a palette of simple and utilitarian materials (white tiles, metal, concrete and linoleum), like a deliberately stripped-down backdrop.
Added to this is carefully chosen furniture, in a balance between old pieces, contemporary creations and tailor-made elements, such as bar stools in powder-coated steel, covered in textured fabrics. The studio also introduces more sensitive interventions: a sculpted paper candelabra, textured aluminum candle holders, as well as a vast immersive wall fresco, which unfolds a landscape where human figures and monumental plants respond to each other. HAS” It is an ode to the earth, to what nourishes and to the perpetual cycle of regenerationconfides Faye Toogood. I wanted the place, and more particularly this fresco, to explore our connection to the earth and what we eat. » A unique setting for the cuisine of chef Daniel Watkins, who every day creates vegetable dishes, expressive and deeply linked to seasonality.
