Winter Sun, King's Cross

If you can’t bare the wintry nights and dark mornings of the Christmas holidays, drink in a little bit of sun at the new Winter Sun pop up in Granary Square, King’s Cross.
The temporary structure by King’s Cross, designed by artists James Bowthorpe & Kim Coleman in collaboration with architect Andrew Lock, is a bar and social space designed as a refuge which embraces our need for light. At this innovative London design event there are twelve ‘suns’ which glow with varying degrees of natural light: from stark daylight to the soft radiance of daybreak. Everything in this installation is themed around the sun, from the décor and light-sensitive materials to the staff uniforms.
Bowthorpe and Coleman explain, ‘Humans used to celebrate mid-winter as the time of the year when the earth is furthest from the sun, anticipating its glorious return,” say the designers. “Winter Sun is a dose of man-made sun in the dark of winter.”
Of course there is another reason to visit - you’ll find hot and cold cocktails with locally-sourced ingredients; and traditional snacks like scotch eggs being served.
Open for just 8 weeks, pop along to this new construction to lift your spirits on dark Christmas afternoons, and take part in themed events like Sun Printing and Shadow Shape making.