Pierre Yovanovitch opts for salmon pink in revamp of London restaurant
Salmon-coloured surfaces, curved furnishings and a cooking-themed wall mural seem inside high-end restaurant Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, which has been just lately refreshed by Pierre Yovanovitch.
The restaurant is situated in London’s Mayfair neighbourhood, set inside luxurious resort The Connaught.
To mark its 10-year anniversary, French designer Pierre Yovanovitch was tasked with overhauling the eating area to extra acutely mirror the “refined but comforting” type of chef Hélène Darroze’s cooking.
“There was freedom on this undertaking in that our important focus was to create an atmosphere that supported the energy of Hélène’s Michelin-starred menu,” Yovanovitch informed Dezeen.
“It was completely different to designing a non-public residence in that we weren’t designing to suit somebody’s on a regular basis life-style, however as a substitute had been fairly centered on the eating expertise of The Connaught’s clients.”
Eager to strike a steadiness between “custom and newfound modern soul”, Yovanovitch kept away from making any important alterations to the restaurant’s architectural shell.
As a substitute, the prevailing dark-wood wall panelling has merely been stripped again to a lighter hue. A butterfly-print panel by British artist Damien Hirst that was mounted within the eating room earlier than the redesign has additionally been left in place.
Surrounding surfaces just like the ceiling, window frames and ornate cornicing have been painted a complementary shade of salmon-pink, an try by the designer to signify chef Darroze’s “femininity and lightweight spirit”.
Splashes of crimson are supplied by a handful of velvet cushions and a tasselled rug.
Yovanovitch labored with a collection of craftsmen to custom-make the entire restaurant’s furnishings.
Oak eating tables are surrounded by curved, sand-coloured leather-based sofas and egg yolk-yellow armchairs. Plaster aspect tables and cast-glass wall sconces supported by skinny brass stems have additionally been dotted all through.
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“We discovered many parallels in our course of with working with expert artisans to create furnishings and lighting as in comparison with Hélène’s give attention to working with solely essentially the most high-quality farmers, customizing her menu in accordance with what these purveyors are capable of supply seasonally,” Yovanovitch defined.
There may also be the choice to dine on the “chef’s desk”. It lies only a few metres away from the kitchen go – an extended counter the place cooks plate every dish – permitting diners to get an up-close perception into the culinary craftsmanship behind the menu.
The desk is crafted from peachy travertine marble, whereas the ground beneath has been overlaid with gray terrazzo tiles. On the deep-blue ceiling above is an illustration by French artist Rochegaussen.
Titled The Utensils of Heaven, the piece options varied white-ink depictions of cooking devices like whisks, pots, colanders and cheese graters.
The overhaul additionally noticed Yovanovitch create a brand new tasting room that might be completely devoted to Armagnac – an oak-aged brandy made in southwest France’s Armagnac area.
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Darroze’s self-titled restaurant at The Connaught is not the one undertaking the place Pierre Yovanovitch has utilized a daring use of color – earlier this 12 months the designer up to date the reward store of artwork centre Villa Noailles by portray its partitions pastel pink, yellow and cobalt-blue.
Pictures is by Jérôme Galland.