Interior Design: Steampunk Coffee Shop

Truth Coffee Shop Steampunk Coffee Shop in Cape Town created by Heldane Martin
Photographed by Shanna Jones

South Africa's signature coffee chain, Truth, has just redesigned its headquarters, and if you're not a coffee drinker, you may want to consider taking up the habit just for the ambiance.  Haldane Martin has created a steampunk aesthetic for the restaurant that would look at home on the set of a high-end Hollywood flick.  

Metal piping and old machinery give the impression that something extraordinary is brewing behind the counter, and that's not far from the truth.  (See what I did there?)   The space features stripped wooden floors, metal girders, antiques, and over-stuffed booths.  It's like stumbling into your favorite steampunk novel.