Tender Touches,  an artist-designed café at Open Space

Open Space has announced their latest details on the new menu that will be served as part of Tender Touches, an ‘art cafe’ where everything – from the food to the furniture and tableware – is both a functional object and an artwork - AMP Gallery from 17 May - 30 June 2019 (Wed-Sun 10am – 6pm).

Tender Touches will also host a series of artist-led workshops and supper clubs, taking place among new commissions by a group of 12 international emerging artists. The exhibition is co-curated by Huma Kabakci, Founding Director of Open Space, and Portuguese artist Inês Neto dos Santos.

Install view of Tender Touches, organised by Open Space, co-curated by Huma Kabakcı & Inês Neto dos Santos at AMP Gallery, Peckham.. Photo Credit_ Tania Dolvers. Courtesy of Open Space (2).jpg

Dishes served will include: Blueberry, labneh and thyme on sourdough, Soft egg, Pickled rhubarb, Comté and mackerel on rye Braised haricot beans and Strawberry and dill Smashed pavlova.

A further eleven international artists will create new commissions that make up every element of the cafe: tables by Coco Crampton (U.K.); ceramic crockery by Bea Bonafini (Italy); cutlery by Lindsey Mendick (U.K.); napkins by Sofia Stevi (Greece); candle holders by Clementine Keith-Roach; wallpaper by Marco Palmieri (Italy); paintings by Magda Skupinska (Poland); trays by Pixy Liao (China); bibs by Paloma Proudfoot (U.K.) and aprons by Cecilia Charlton (U.S.A) and Goia Mujalli (Brazil).

St. Barbara (2019), Missing Soul (2019) glazed ceramics by Bea Bonafini, with food by Inês Neto dos Santos for Tender Touches, co-curated by Huma Kabakcı & Inês Neto dos Santos, organised by Open Space. Courtesy of Open Space and the art.jpg