Mood

The interior design of the bakery stemmed from my love of simplicity, raw materials, honest to their construction. I knew I wanted to retain the big concrete pillars and keep the plaster exposed in places to bring in that soft pale terracotta hue as a subtle backdrop to the the whole space. We diamond-grinded the original concrete foundation plate on the floor which revealed a lovely terrazzo effect. Natural wood and terracotta elements add texture and have material integrity that reflects the natural and authentic products produced in the bakery.

Original inspiration for materiality, colour palette and atmosphere.

@pophamsbakery, @aranbakery, @hoyparis, @nkukulife, @landracebakery, @dorandtan

I have been collecting furniture and items for the bakery as I come across them on various marketplaces… Shpock, Facebook, Gumtree, giving them a some love and a new lease of life. As I found them I’ve added them to this visual moodboard in zones, to check how they sit together with the existing objects.

Bringing together found objects and ideas to create a unified space.

Sanding credit to Amber and Ed. (These dining chairs were coated in the most waxy impenetrable varnish!)

The counter was inspired by an image I came across on Instagram that I thought could be recreated with roof tiles. A lovely lady in Wood Green was getting rid of her house’s Victorian terracotta tiles, which had more variegation and were paler in colour than shiny new ones, and with a pressure wash and a scrub with a wire bush they came up nicely. The wooden top was repurposed from a countertop from an architect’s office.

Left: @beysisofficial https://www.instagram.com/p/CPAfLNuMvak/