What Happens When is a temporary restaurant
installation that transforms every 30 days. It will live for 9 months in
a reclaimed space in New York City and will change focus every month in
order to explore what a dining experience can be and how we can play
with the traditional expectations of dining out.
The project is a creative collaboration between chef John Fraser,
Brand/graphic designer Emilie Baltz and Metrics principal Elle Kunnos de
Voss.
For Movement 1 the theme was inspired by a Nordic palette where the
space was designed as a monochromatic landscape of deconstructed volumes
and fixtures, using a paired down aesthetic. We wanted to start out the
nine months with a very sparse aesthetic to grow from and have the
overall concept of our 'work in progress' drawings be visible from the
beginning. White lines defined volumes within the space, describing
archetypal house and ladder shapes in a distorted perspective. Creating
more intimate dining setting within the space by framing them with the
Roof like structures framed tables throughout and ladders cut at angles
served as room dividers.
The deconstructed chandeliers take their cue from a classic chandelier with cut cardboard prisms and large globe light bulbs.
The over table pendants are made from pages cut out from a Cookbook purchased at Housing Works for $1.