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Digital interview magazine “The Avant/Garde Diaries” is inviting guests to enjoy an interdisciplinary art and dining experience in London between the 14th and 16th September, 2012.
The festival is being curated by leading food artists Sam Bompas and Harry Parr. The British duo is designing a temporary, driveable restaurant – the MERCEDES DRIVE THRU – in the lobby of the old Selfridges Hotel on Oxford Street (Mayfair). Together with the British multimedia collective the Jason Bruges Studio, they are presenting a spectacular mix of food and light art designed to turn the enjoyment of dining in a car into an exceptional sensory experience.
“The Avant/Garde Diaries project enables great creative talent to get together. Avant-gardists from the most diverse of areas are able to create new ideas which both inspire and excite at the same time”, explains Sam Bompas, co-founder of Bompas & Parr.
“Mercedes is a brand with a high standard of quality, and the aesthetics of Mercedes design are a great inspiration for us. We create luxury dining, Mercedes produces luxury cars – working together to create the world’s best “drive thru” is therefore an obvious collaboration.”
In the MERCEDES DRIVE THRU, guests drive along the marbled floor of the old building in the car and place their food order – accompanied by a spectacular light show – after which their meal will be served direct to the car by roller-skating service staff.
Through the interaction of food, light and the unique design of the restaurant, the driver is offered a new, interactive and unforgettable dining experience. The MERCEDES DRIVE THRU is therefore looking to re-explore the environment of the motor car on a performance, experimental and sensory level and at the same time indulge guests with exquisite and provocative specialities.
Opening hours of the Mercedes Drive Thru:
Friday, September 14th: 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 15th: 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 16th: 12:00 p.m. – 06:00 p.m.
For more information on ticket pre-sale, please visit www.theavantgardediaries.com
The video doesn’t show much in regards to Mercedes Drive Thru, apart from a bit of jelly, but covers the background of Bompass & Parr.
