Copenhagen-based designer David Thulstrup designs the interior of the Ikoyi restaurant located in London highlighting two notable materials -- copper and oak. The restaurant serves up a menu that is based on seasonal produce and spices from sub-Saharan west Africa. The new interior features panels that create a metal-mesh weave curving upwards by the windows and covering the ceilings.
Thulstrup speaks about the design process to Dezeen, noting that "I was inspired by sifting spices and thought the mesh could both capture and reflect light coming from the outside, the street light in the evening and sunlight in the daytime, but also be respectful to the exterior. The lights from inside the restaurant will be captured and 'sifted' towards the street."
Copper Wall-Lined Restaurants
Studio David Thulstrup Designs the New Ikoyi Restaurant
Trend Themes
1. Copper Accent Interiors - Designers are incorporating copper as a prominent design element in interiors, creating opportunities for disruptive innovation in the interior design industry.
2. Locally Sourced Menu Offerings - Restaurants highlighting menus crafted from locally sourced seasonal produce and spices offer opportunities for restaurants to differentiate themselves, leading to a potential disruptive innovation to the restaurant industry.
3. Intricate Paneling Design - Intricate paneling that creates a mesh weave design offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for architects and interior designers to create dynamic and visually interesting designs for public and private spaces.
Industry Implications
1. Interior Design - Incorporating metals like copper as a prominent design element creates a disruption within the industry, leading to new opportunities to incorporate different materials and textures into interior spaces.
2. Restaurants - Offering locally sourced menus allows restaurants to differentiate themselves, prompting disruptive innovation to emerge as restaurants begin to explore new menu offerings based on regionally sourced ingredients.
3. Architectural Design - Incorporating intricate paneling into designs creates disruptive innovation opportunities for architects and interior designers, encouraging new approaches to building design and construction.