Thursday, 30 October 2008
Greenhouse, Melbourne
Where in Melbourne can you eat a menu written by Shannon Bennett and prepared by Raymond Capaldi and Robin Wickins?
The answer is the luckiest function space in Melbourne; Greenhouse by Joost.
If your not familiar with Joost,... then which designer rock have you been hiding under in Melbourne lately? Joost is the über talented florist/structural artist (in my humble opinion, check out his site for his view) that creates some of Melbourne's most interesting installations.
Tonight, I drank cocktails from thick rimmed jam jars, prepared by the crew at Seamstress and ate canapes from a rickety tins, courtesy of the Vue de Monde associations.
Open for the summer, this interesting space slots tightly into a Flinders St location just before the Swanston St corner. The building looks like it belongs there, but is only open for the sun to shine in for the next few months.
Featuring those newish toilets, were the hand basin water refills the bowl, and a whole lot of milk crates to hold up the stylist cheese displays... (tight budget I guess...;), a sustainably focused building of recycled materials.
I love the open brilliance of the space and the fashionable nature of the design, food and beverage.
Welcoming the warm spring Melbourne weather...
The answer is the luckiest function space in Melbourne; Greenhouse by Joost.
If your not familiar with Joost,... then which designer rock have you been hiding under in Melbourne lately? Joost is the über talented florist/structural artist (in my humble opinion, check out his site for his view) that creates some of Melbourne's most interesting installations.
Tonight, I drank cocktails from thick rimmed jam jars, prepared by the crew at Seamstress and ate canapes from a rickety tins, courtesy of the Vue de Monde associations.
Open for the summer, this interesting space slots tightly into a Flinders St location just before the Swanston St corner. The building looks like it belongs there, but is only open for the sun to shine in for the next few months.
Featuring those newish toilets, were the hand basin water refills the bowl, and a whole lot of milk crates to hold up the stylist cheese displays... (tight budget I guess...;), a sustainably focused building of recycled materials.
I love the open brilliance of the space and the fashionable nature of the design, food and beverage.
Welcoming the warm spring Melbourne weather...
6 Comments:
Sounds amazing!
Did you have to pay for any of this?
pity the idea is not an original as claims to be, there was another event earlier in the year EAT GREEN DESIGN on Collins st...in a gallery was ace all eco furniture, food, design...
pity the idea is not an original as claims to be, there was another event earlier in the year EAT GREEN DESIGN on Collins st...in a gallery was ace all eco furniture, food, design...
mmm.. your Shannon Bennett's Vue du Monde link is not working... :)
Thanks piyo-chan, fixed now.
#1 Anon, The night i attended was the launch night so it was an invite only event. I'm not sure how it will work for the rest of the time, I'm sure their site will let you know.
#2and3, I am uncertain about the originality of the project but I think it is incredibly note worthy all the same. More the better.
Jack
"Featuring those newish toilets, were the hand basin water refills the bowl" - Not so new around the world, was using these sorts of toilets in Japan several years ago...at least Australia is finally catching up!
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