I spent Monday walking through Hyde Park, ‘peddle-lowing’ across the serpentine and drinking wine in Jean Nouveles striking all-red structure set beneath the lavish greenary of Kensington Gardens (Nouvelle believes red and green and the most complimentary and interesting of colours!)
"You walk past the park. You look. You catch the red between the trees. What is it? Sails? A circus? Something. You don't know what, so you have to look."
- says Nouvelle, the French architect who is talking about the summer pavilion he has created for the Serpentine Gallery. What inspired this rhapsody in red?
"It was that moment, when the summer sun catches you full in the eyes and, as you blink, the world dissolves into red."
We sat in the red hammocks under the commanding and impressive red steel fram, feet dragging on the red rubber floor. Red ping pong tables (red bats and balls!), red chess sets and red tables and chairs, given by the awe inspiring alasdhair willis at Established and Sons, even the cafe is red, with red smeg fridges (LOVE!).
There is something about this pop up, gone before you know it architecture that is so appealing to me. It makes it exclusive, almost a limited edition visit, perfect for the summer and you come away feeling relaxed and happy.
(Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian as my camera had broken on my night out the night before!)
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