14–15 SEPTEMBER 2026 · KOHA BISTRO

How does a space
make you feel before
the food even arrives?

How does a space
make you feel before
the food even arrives?

Taste the Space is a two-day pop-up where you get to read a

room closely — and then sit down and eat in it.

Taste the Space is a two-day pop-up where you get to read a

room closely — and then sit down and eat in it.

until early bird pricing ends · 31 August 2026

WHAT IT IS

Not a showroom.
Not a seminar.

Not a showroom.
Not a seminar.

For two days this September, KOHA Bistro becomes something you get to study rather than just sit in. Texture, lighting, seating and flow are quietly making decisions about how you feel in a room — and most of the time you never notice them working.

This pop-up slows that down. You walk the space with the people who designed it. You hear why a surface was chosen and what it was competing against. You hold the material in your hands while someone explains what each layer is doing. Then the room changes function entirely and you have a meal in it.

By the end you'll have a vocabulary for something you've always felt but never had words for.

By the end you'll have a vocabulary for something you've always felt but never had words for.

WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE

Five ways in

  • A guided walkthrough
    Read the space the way a designer reads it — entrance, seating, light, flow. We'll point at specific corners and explain what's happening there and why it was decided that way.

  • A conversation, not a talk
    KOHA and the Unicraft ID team, live and unscripted. No slides being read to you. You can interrupt, and you're meant to.

  • How a texture is built
    A plain surface becomes a finished texture, layer by layer. You'll see what happens between "bare board" and "finished wall" — a stretch most people never get to look at.

  • Samples in your hands
    Hold each layer as it's explained. Look, touch, compare. The difference between the third and fourth layer is the part that surprises everyone.

  • A curated dining experience
    A three-course menu by KOHA, served in the space you just learned to read. Lunch on the 14th, dinner on the 15th, with an event menu card at every table.

WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE

Five ways in

  • A guided walkthrough
    Read the space the way a designer reads it — entrance, seating, light, flow. We'll point at specific corners and explain what's happening there and why it was decided that way.

  • A conversation, not a talk
    KOHA and the Unicraft ID team, live and unscripted. No slides being read to you. You can interrupt, and you're meant to.

  • How a texture is built
    A plain surface becomes a finished texture, layer by layer. You'll see what happens between "bare board" and "finished wall" — a stretch most people never get to look at.

  • Samples in your hands
    Hold each layer as it's explained. Look, touch, compare. The difference between the third and fourth layer is the part that surprises everyone.

  • A curated dining experience
    A three-course menu by KOHA, served in the space you just learned to read. Lunch on the 14th, dinner on the 15th, with an event menu card at every table.

CHOOSE YOUR SESSION

Two days. Two atmospheres.

Two days. Two atmospheres.

Same content, genuinely different experience — daylight and lamplight do very different things to the same room.

Same content, genuinely different experience — daylight and lamplight do very different things to the same room.

OPTION A

Morning Pass

Monday, 14 September 2026

  • 9:30AM – 12:00PM — Session & walkthrough

  • 12:00PM – 1:00PM — Curated three-course lunch

  • Daylight — the space at its most open

Early bird

RM98

RM118 from 1 Sept

Bonus: Morning Pass holders may join the 15 Sept after-party from 9:00PM. Access only — excludes dinner, evening session, reserved seating and drinks. Subject to capacity.

OPTION B

Evening Pass

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

  • 5:30PM – 6:30PM — Curated three-course dinner

  • 6:30PM – 9:00PM — Session & walkthrough

  • 9:00PM to 10:00PM — After-party & networking

Early bird

RM128

RM148 from 1 Sept

The full night — the space after dark, when lighting does most of the talking. Wine and additional drinks are available on order and not included in the pass.

THE TABLE

A menu built for the room

A menu built for the room

KOHA is preparing a curated three-course set menu for each session — a lunch service on the 14th and a dinner service on the 15th — plus an exclusive event menu card at every table.

Dietary restrictions and allergies are collected at RSVP and passed to the kitchen. KOHA will accommodate where possible, though specific substitutions can't be guaranteed.

WHO YOU'LL HEAR FROM

Three points of view on the same room

Three points of view on the same room

KOHA · FOUNDER

Wyman

On what he wants a guest to feel walking in, and how seating, lighting and flow decide whether people stay or leave.

UNICRAFT · CO-FOUNDER

Jackson

On why a space has to be experienced physically, and what gets lost when a room only ever exists as a photograph.

UNICRAFT · CHEIF OF INTERIOR DESIGNER

Emma

On translating a feeling into material decisions — and why texture behaves completely differently under changing light.

WHO IT'S FOR

Come if you've ever wondered…

Come if you've ever wondered…

  • why one café makes you stay and another makes you leave

  • why one café makes you stay and another makes you leave

  • how to brief a designer on a feeling you can't quite name

  • how to brief a designer on a feeling you can't quite name

  • what a wall can do that paint can't

  • what a wall can do that paint can't

  • whether your own space is working as hard as it could be

  • whether your own space is working as hard as it could be

WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH

Four things, specifically

Four things, specifically

A way to read a room

A repeatable set of things to look at — entrance, seating, light, flow — that works in any space you walk into afterwards.

Language for texture

Depth, shadow, surface feeling. Enough vocabulary to describe what you want instead of pointing at a photo and saying "like this".

A calibrated sense of touch

Having compared four layers by hand, you'll notice surfaces differently for a long time afterwards.

A room full of the right people

Owners, designers and architects who came for the same reason. The evening session runs into an after-party for exactly this.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

Questions people ask

Questions people ask

Is this a sales pitch for Unicraft?

No. Unicraft is hosting it and the walls at KOHA are ours, so the work does get discussed openly — but there's no pricing presentation and nobody will be handed a quotation. If you want to talk about a project afterwards, we're happy to, and it's on you to raise it.

Do I need a design background?

Not at all. The session is built for people who feel things about spaces without necessarily having the words for them. Designers and architects will still get plenty out of it — the material layers in particular.

What's the difference between the two sessions?

The content is the same. The atmosphere isn't. The morning session runs in daylight and finishes with lunch; the evening session opens with dinner, runs through the session under lamplight, and continues into an after-party. Pick the one that fits your day.

Is the meal included?

Yes. A curated three-course menu by KOHA is included in both passes — lunch on the 14th, dinner on the 15th. Wine and additional drinks are available on order and are not included.

How do I confirm my seat?

Complete the RSVP form and upload your payment confirmation. Seats are limited to 38 per session and are confirmed only once payment is received — the form doesn't hold a seat on its own. You'll get a confirmation message from our team after we verify payment.

Can I get a refund if I can't make it?

Confirmed payments are non-refundable. Seats are capped and the kitchen prepares against confirmed numbers in advance. You're welcome to send someone in your place — just let us know the name beforehand.

Can I bring a friend or colleague?

Yes — RSVP can be done on behalf of your friend or colleague. Just make sure they are well informed. Or send them the link so they can do it on their own.

I have a dietary restriction.

There's a field for it in the RSVP form and it goes straight to the kitchen. KOHA will accommodate where they can, though specific substitutions can't be guaranteed.

What should I wear, and is there parking?

Come as you would to dinner — no dress code. Venue and parking details are sent with your confirmation message.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT

38 seats per session

38 seats per session

Early bird pricing applies to payments completed on or before 31 August.

Early bird pricing applies to payments completed on or before 31 August.

Your seat is confirmed once payment is verified by our team. Confirmed payments are non-refundable. By submitting the form you agree to Unicraft using your details for event registration, confirmation and related contact under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.

Taste the Space Pop-up

A space, texture & atmosphere experience by Unicraft, at KOHA Bistro.

14–15 September 2026.

Questions? WhatsApp us at +60 17-346 4133 · @unicraft.art

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