This year's Tent at the Old Truman Brewery features this superb temporary restaurant/cafe, created by London's Vonsung design studio. Creative director Joseph Sung and his team have designed this pop-up pavilion. "We have had to conceive the design of the pavilion taking into account the very short construction time, the short life span of the restaurant and the need for it to return to the original state of the Truman Brewery shortly after the event," explains Sung.
In some ways it's a project about resourcefulness. The dramatic 147 sqm site is constructed using materials borrowed from Vonsung's existing project sites. "We are interested in how each project can develop from its own unique set of circumstances," says Sung. "Our mission was to search for the way materials ought to be."
Scaffolding is clad in Bolon woven vinyl, with walls made from Valchromat engineered coloured wood, creating two spaces - bar and cafe/restaurant. The eating area features the Peggy Table series from SCP designed by Pearson Lloyd and chairs by Modus.
For Sung this is also an exercise in how branding can be part of a restaurant project - "down to the tiniest details of our packaging and utensils."
Bar area at Vonsung Pavilion, Tent
Cafe area at Vonsung Pavilion, Tent
