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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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A Café That Looks As Good As Its Coffee Tastes
HospitalityVicki Wilson

A Café That Looks As Good As Its Coffee Tastes

Australia

It’s not Florence Italy, it’s better; it’s home-grown Florence Melbourne and it serves excellent coffee.


From the founder of Tulip Coffee in Degraves Street, Melbourne, Florence Coffee, designed by CoLAB Design Studio, looks as good as the coffee tastes.

Located on the corner of well-known Hardware Lane in Melbourne’s laneway district, Florence brings its special blends of coffee and a smart, easy menu to an area that is known as a mecca for eating and drinking. Pairing Tulip’s delectable coffee blends with a fresh grab and go menu, Florence is all about finding the simple pleasures amidst the city bustle.

Brought to life by the talented team at Melbourne-based interior design practice, CoLAB Design Studio, Florence Coffee’s interiors are an elegant interpretation of the client’s brand, transposed into the medium of space. The result is a new destination for Melbourne’s caffeine loving community that evokes a fresh take on the city’s vibrant café scene.

The interior palette was conceived during demolition, when the original terracotta paved floor from the 1920s Farrant’s Saddlery store was revealed. This was the inspiration for the interior colours cheme. Florence Coffee presents as a delightful mix of frothy pink leather banquet seating, salmon pink terrazzo floors, cool teal green painted walls, caramel tiled benches and furniture from Australian product designer Ross Didier.

It’s not Florence Italy, it’s better; it’s home-grown Florence Melbourne and it serves excellent coffee.

Photography by Hannah Caldwell

CoLAB Design Studio
colabdesignstudio.com.au


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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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