Kettle Black Cafe in South Melbourne by Studio You Me.

Nestled under the belly of an Elenberg Fraser apartment tower on Albert Road in South Melbourne, Kettle Black designed by Studio You Me exudes quiet confidence. The light filled cafe is elegant and warm, authentic and hand crafted, with a genuine feel-good and friendly vibe.

Kettle Black is no ordinary place. Sitting somewhere between a cafe and a restaurant, the space almost creates it’s own new genre of venue. The interior palette was carefully curated with warm finishes of soft oak timbers and polished concrete, offset by punchy mischievous green furniture and tiled walls.

The black crafted steel hanging waiters stations and communal tables add the tough edge, whilst the hexagonal marble tiles and brass detailing bring a refined elegance and luxury to the cafe. The true beauty and innovation of this project is how the design slowly reveals itself with a series of vignettes within the interior – an ordinary concrete construction pipe transformed into an elegant brass lined water basin and so on. These theatrical moments celebrate the ordinary, elevating them into something truly beautiful and sculptural.

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[Images courtesy of Studio You Me. Photography by Peter Clarke.]