Cape Town's much renowned and favourite coffee chain, Truth, has a headquarters that’s really worth shouting about. Imagine a ''steampunk'' inspired coffee shop in Cape Town, South Africa. Yes, you heard that right. It's a reality and a pretty fabulous one at that thanks to an incredible design by Haldane Martin. Truth and its aesthetic have created as big a buzz as the coffee it serves, brought to life by connoisseur David Donde. Here it seems great coffee in great surroundings is the order of the day and we’re certainly not complaining.
As the name suggests, Truth is a coffee company with strong and transparent beliefs. The
company thrives to challenge convention and mediocrity endeavouring to
provide the very best coffee which can be enjoyed in inspired
surroundings. Metal piping and old machinery give the impression that
something special's being created here, and that is the truth (pun
intended) because the coffee that is created and served stems from a
passion for the exquisite beverage itself and getting the maximum
enjoyment from drinking it. The design focuses around a cast iron vintage roaster drum;
the cast iron gives off radiant and convective heat making for a
stronger flavoured coffee than other coffees brewed in the more common
steel drums introduced in the seventies, and it is this attention to
detail that is key to this coffee joint. The stripped wooden floors and
the metal girders, mesh and lighting, casually hanging to enhance the
space, create an exciting and industrial feeling that's almost like
stumbling into a secret members club from a bygone era hidden in a
warehouse.
There is so much to behold in this space that it is overwhelming in the very best way possible. Like a great coffee it touches all of the senses; the
eye skims the large space to take in vintage posters, metal piping and
an old sewing machine and type writer displayed on the highly ornate
main bar painted in metallic to bring out the detail and capturing light
in what is otherwise a consciously dusky and sumptuous atmosphere. Here
everything serves to complement everything else where the stripped
wood, the worn metallic, the green paint and leather chairs are
guaranteed to get even better with time. Opulent studded leather
armchairs and booths create an intimate and grand atmosphere not usually
associated with a standard coffee joint. But this isn't a standard
coffee joint - as it’s like stumbling into something special, a place
that has been created out of love and a passion for the product and
experience.
A destination that offers first-class coffee, Truth’s
headquarters are sure to win over any taste-buds in a space that
guarantees to stimulate all the other senses too. Now what's not to love
about that?!
Credits: https://www.yatzer.com
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