100 Top Tables 2020 Best Ambience award: Sevva – founder and style icon Bonnae Gokson on why every little detail counts
- Bonnae Gokson runs the 22,000 sq ft eatery like a five-star hotel – she has curated every single element, from the smallest to the largest
Creating the perfect ambience is extremely important to Bonnae Gokson, style icon and founder of Sevva, the recipient of the Best Ambience award.
“The overall ambience intention with Sevva is glamorous residential, but an easy glamour. A place that is cosy, comfortable, happy, sensuous with soul, and welcoming to all,” she says.
Achieving this takes work, and talent. “Creating the perfect ambience in Sevva is like being the conductor of an orchestra. Much like if one instrument is too loud or not in sync, if one element of the space is not in sync with the rest, the ambience will not be perfect,” Gokson says.
As Sevva’s “conductor”, Gokson says it is all about detail. “Ambience is detail. It is all about the details, especially the small details, all need to be in harmony.” She offers as an example the music, for which she has created the play lists, training staff on the style of music to play at any time to create a particular mood.
Gokson is hands on with all the details, running the 22,000 sq ft space like a five-star hotel. She has curated and selected every single element, from the smallest detail to the largest.
