Only a stones throw away from work lies a cafe that could be one of Melbourne's greats. Sitting inside the State Library, Mr Tulk is a cafe with a great interior designed by Projects Of Imagination, the same crew behind Chin Chin, Coda, St Edmonds and Trunk, among a few others. I think these guys are my new favourites. They use colour (!), they have fun with the space, whilst also evoking a playful, yet serious, environment. Working within the confines of a building with such rich history and relevance in the city would have been no easy task. I think the result is fabulous. Modern, but not too modern. The history hasn't been forgotten. Mr Tulk (Augustus Tulk, the State Library's first librarian) is ever present, his bust and his name are all over the walls. Mr Tulk brings together the industrial and the hand made in a wonderfully wrapped wallpaper design. 10/10.
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