Military mocha: Café reflects area's army history

The café is in a former munitions factory, the Royal Arsenal, and all the design cues reference army living. A chevron motif runs throughout the interior, an allusion to officers’ rank badges. Wooden walls and oak tables are all embellished with the print, and reminiscent of workbenches. Adding to the aesthetic, booths are upholstered in military green and the original industrial beams of the building are left exposed. The entire design scheme is an understated interpretation of Woolwich’s history.

Like the Soviet Style microtrend we identified earlier this year, the Cornersone Café lightly references military heritage, romanticising an earlier age of soldiering.