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2015 Gallery

Winner: Best Cafe Design

Studio You Me for The Kettle Black

Victoria

Photography: PETER CLARKE

Sitting under a beautiful Victorian double story terrace and a modern residential building tower The Kettle Black exudes a quiet confidence, The light filled cafe is elegant, warm, authentic and hand crafted. It’s personality is both genuine and feel-good with a friendly hustle .
The Kettle Black is welcoming and open to all, loved by die-hard locals and when remembered, will always draw a smile.

Jury Citation

The Kettle Black sits at the apotheosis of cafe design right now – light, airy, spacious, where everything is carefully considered yet it all comes across as insouciant in the extreme. There’s a knowing nonchalance to the asymmetry of the mosaic-floored entry with its deliberate juggling of disparate materials – an ordinary concrete construction pipe transformed through a lining of brass into a classy washbasin pretty much sums it up. Elegantly compelling, the lobby promises a stylish, poised dining experience that fills a unique niche between cafe and restaurant. And the dining rooms flanking the entryway fulfil that promise, with their warm oak joinery, brushed brass display racks and cheeky pistachio-coloured seating. One half of The Kettle Black occupies the ground floor of a Victorian manor, the other the base for a rather brutal new build. The skill is in melding those extreme contexts into a gracious new whole. The touch is light, but the effect is one of gravitas.

Photography: PETER CLARKE
Photography: PETER CLARKE
Photography: PETER CLARKE
Photography: PETER CLARKE
Photography: PETER CLARKE
Photography: TIMOTHY GREY
Photography: PETER CLARKE
Photography: PETER CLARKE
Photography: PETER CLARKE
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