The World of Hospitality Issue 27 2018 | Page 36

36 THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY RESTAURANT Bluebird Chelsea Welcomes Timothy Oulton Restaurant Bluebird has announced that Timothy Oulton, a luxury handcrafted furniture and interiors company, will move into the ground floor of its venue on the King’s Road, trading alongside Bluebird Café. The space, previously operated by Jigsaw as The Shop at Bluebird, will serve as Timothy Oulton’s first standalone gallery in London. Bluebird Restaurant, Café and Courtyard will continue to operate as before. Des Gunewardena, Chairman and CEO comments, “We are very excited to be welcoming the new Timothy Oulton flagship store to the ground floor of Bluebird. When I first met Tim Oulton and he outlined his plans, I was convinced he would bring something very special to the Bluebird building. We welcome him and his team and look forward WEBSITE: www.bluebird-restaurant.co.uk to collaborating with his business in the years ahead. With our first standalone Bluebird Café opening this week at Television Centre in White City, and Bluebird opening in New York later this summer; 2018 is going to be quite a year for Bluebird!”