8am-10pm
Saturday
9am-10pm
Sunday
10am-7pm Baker Street
55 Baker Street
London W1U 8EW
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Canteen’s design philosophy is as much about quality and craftsmanship as its food philosophy. Their democratic, welcoming and considered interiors celebrate British design and craftsmanship. Inspiration for the Canteen design concept came from the best examples of communal, public spaces such as schools, libraries, town halls and interiors that refer to the optimism of mid 20th century design and classlessness of community buildings such as the Royal Festival Hall. The emphasis is on simple, honest materials (oak, marble, linoleum, cork, tweed) that ensure design longevity and reflect the quality of their food offer.
Considered one of the finest producers of contemporary furniture in Britain, Windmill Furniture have earnt their credentials through three decades of skilled manufacture. Holders of the Isokon brand name, Windmill utilise traditional working methods whilst employing the talents of revered modern designers. The contemporary craftsmen at Windmill have produced bespoke furniture for Canteen and in doing so have added an element of traditional fabrication to the project.
Hudson Powell brothers Luke and Jody are the graphic design team behind Hudson Powell. Both siblings originally studied at Central St Martins in London then as Luke furthered his experience by working with a number of corporate clients and indulging in some wanderlust, Jody gained a masters in Virtual Environments at the Bartlett School of Architecture. The team’s fledgling company was only established in 2004 but within a year they have notched up commissions from Nokia, Diesel and Island Records amongst many more. The pair have applied their typographical expertise to the Canteen mission and come up with a graphics concept that has longevity and is in step with the democratic, contemporary aesthetic of the dining room and its food offering.
A new product design and production company, Very Good & Proper, will launch the ‘Canteen’ table at 100% Design. Canteen, recognised for their considered approach to design, employed Very Good & Proper to develop a cost efficient solution with design integrity suitable for cafe, bistro and formal dining applications for their new restaurant opening on Baker Street, central London, this October. Very Good & Proper was established to produce considered, practical, relevant and reasonably priced products, originated by emerging and recognised design talent with longevity in mind. Their first collaboration, the ‘Canteen’ table, has been developed with duo Klauser and Carpenter and will be shown as part of the Canteen 100% Design restaurant.
Canteen have been working with Twentytwentyone sourcing interesting and relevant well designed pieces for our new Baker Street restaurant. Twentytwentyone are specialist design retailers with a passion for iconic twentieth century and contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories from world renowned designers. Established in 1996 and operating from a shop at 274 Upper Street, N1 and a showroom at 18c River Street, EC1, twentytwentyone are known for the quality of their product selection and for the helpful and knowledgeable service provided by their staff. At the end of May twentytwentyone were awarded the Time Out Best Independent Interiors Store 2008.
BarberOsgerby have been creating award-winning, celebrated furniture designs since 1996. Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby met whilst studying at London’s Royal College of Art. After forming BarberOsgerby they immediately gained the attention of their international peers with their very first design; the Loop table. Commissions followed from the revered Guilio Cappellini and celebrated manufacturers such as Magis, Authentics, Venini and Isokon Plus. BarberOsgerby’s work features in many museum collections, the duo won the coveted Jerwood prize last year and continue to produce commissioned work for international manufacturers. This design practice is famed for their elegant, contemporary style, their reference to traditional furniture manufacture and sympathetic application of materials.
The Canteen restaurant at 100% Design will offer an all-day menu with breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea & cakes and snack dishes. Canteen’s menu for 100% Design will feature a selection of signature dishes such as Welsh Rarebit, Smoked haddock, spinach and mash, Potted duck, piccalilli and toast, Steamed syrup sponge with custard and freshly baked cakes and scones. They will also be serving a selection of the UK’s finest British beers from Greenwich microbrewery Meantime and a seasonal cocktail that celebrates British flavours and ingredients.
In collaboration with Twentytwentyone we have developed a custom version of Robert Dudley Best’s, British design classic, the Bestlite which will feature in our new Baker Street restaurant. Robert Dudley Best drew the first drafts of the lamp that would later become synonymous with his name when he studied to become an industrial designer in Paris and Düsseldorf. As the lamp was the first example of Bauhaus in the UK, strong arguments were needed before the lamp could be put into production. The lamp was produced by the manufacturing firm Best & Lloyd, founded by Best’s family in 1840. After mention in the prominent architectural magazine Architects’ Journal, the architectural community opened its eyes to the lamp’s potential. Bestlite gained everlasting fame when Winston Churchill placed one on his desk in Whitehall.
Working with Twentytwentyone we have commissioned a custom colour version of Ernest Race’s, British design classic, the BA chair, which will feature in our new Baker Street restaurant. Ernest Race was one the most important figures in British post-war design. After studying interior design, Race began his career with the lighting manufacturer Troughton & Young. During World War II Race served with the auxiliary fire service, after which he founded Race Furniture Ltd in Clapham, South London. Race realised that redundant wartime materials could be recycled, so he designed his furniture to utilise discarded aluminium and ex-RAF upholstery fabrics. In 1946 Race showed the BA chair at the ‘Britain Can Make It’ exhibition. Made from recast aluminium, this design epitomised the post-war spirit and set new standards within industrial design. Race established himself at the forefront of the modern design movement, producing some of the most innovative furniture of the 1950s. In 1961, Race designed the Isokon Penguin Donkey Mark 2 and became the company’s design consultant, a position he held until his death in 1964. The Neptune stacking and folding deck chair of 1953 – one of a number of pieces specially commissioned for the liners of P&O’s Orient Line – was one of Race’s most original designs. Only two moulds were required to manufacture this chair: one for the plywood seat and back and another for the beech laminate legs. The assembly was extremely simple and was supported by two webbing straps when the chair was unfolded. When folded, the one-piece seat and back cushion was easily removed for storage. This chair was cost effective, space saving, comfortable and elegant; it illustrates Race’s forward-thinking yet practical approach to design.
Featured at our Royal Festival Hall restaurant, never again will you have to tell guests where to hang their jackets. Lacquered MDF Wall mounted hook, launched at ICFF, New York 2006, part of the designboom mart. Richard Shed Studio practices in the fields of Product, Spatial and Interaction Design and Research. The studio offers a conceptually innovative, creative approach paired with practical understanding of materials, processes and context. Based in Shoreditch, East London, he has worked with a number of respected companies in the UK, Europe and the US.
