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'It was a great challenge to be invited by the director, Terence
Measham, to create an entire art and design concept for the restaurant.
It was a wonderful opportunity to bring light and colour to a fairly
dull space and envelope people in the feeling of a glowing, growing
garden.' Ken Done, Sydney 1999
The Powerhouse Museum is one of Australia's premier cultural institutions,
presenting innovative exhibitions on design, decorative arts, industry,
science, technology, and social history. In 1993 the museum invited
Ken Done to completely redesign its restaurant-cafe. The beautiful
new Powerhouse Garden Restaurant was unveiled in March 1994.
The radiant hues of luxuriant foliage and perfect sky created a
painting which both enhanced and defined the architectural space.
Set within the highly technological exhibits and vistas of the museum,
the garden theme reflected the human scale of the visitor.
To complement and complete the scheme, Done painted the furnishings
of the restaurant, created a trio of scultptural vases and designed
a range of ceramics, manchester, staff uniforms and finishing touches
such as wine bottle labels, menu covers and stationery.
Sadly, in 2002 the Powerhouse Garden Restaurant had to be closed
to accommodate the necessary expansion of the museum's exhibition
space.
Photos courtesy of the Powerhouse Museum.
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