{"id":376,"date":"2017-05-30T23:10:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T22:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sasaregorsek.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2017-09-08T09:58:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T08:58:56","slug":"blog2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sasaregorsek.com\/?p=376","title":{"rendered":"Rosewood London"},"content":{"rendered":"

What to expect:\u00a0<\/em>To be placed in another era (something like 20\u2019s) and reset your mind<\/p>\n

Location:<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Set in the heart of the city (High Holborn, London, UK)<\/p>\n

Style:<\/em>\u00a0Interior – combination of English heritage and contemporary sophistication (architecture originally\u00a0designed in flamboyant Edwardian style)<\/p>\n

Function:<\/em>\u00a0Ultra – luxury hotel (former offices and East and West Banking Halls)<\/p>\n

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Architect:\u00a0<\/em>H. Percy Monckton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interior:<\/em>\u00a0Tony Chi and Associates;\u00a0Martin Brudnizki;\u00a0Gerald Scarfe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Year:<\/em>\u00a01912-1914<\/p>\n

Current state:<\/em>\u00a0The Grade II-listed building<\/p>\n

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Why I visited?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Initially, I was brought here as I was researching\u00a0Martin Brudnizki<\/strong>\u00a0work which seemed to be very intriguing. Along the research, I came across the Scarfes\u00a0Bar\u00a0and it has been brought to my attention that there is a complimentary live\u00a0music\u00a07 nights a week from jazz to soul and blues. Once I went there I knew immediately that this is “my place”. \u00a0From the Scarfes\u00a0Bar\u00a0I was brought to the hotel areas and that’s when I really fell in love with this place.<\/p>\n

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About Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

The interior design is captivating rich and lavish. Spaces are full of quirky objects which made me so happy I would jump around yet I felt so calm. English Heritage is skilfully combined with a contemporary sophisticated design which evolves a peculiar\u00a0narrative – you don’t know what to expect next and it gradually reveals itself through the sequence of intriguing spaces\u00a0an abundance of furnishings, textures and objects\u00a0d\u2019art\u2019.
\n\"\"<\/a>In everything is seen a dedication to the detail – even in the way Champagne bottles are placed in a metal bowl in\u00a0arty\u00a0Scarfes\u00a0bar. The lavish interiors are fitted out with Cuban mahogany and seven types of marble, including extremely rare types such as Swedish Green and Statuary.<\/p>\n

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One of the most dramatic features is the Renaissance-style\u00a0seven-storey grand staircase. The staircase features seven different types of marble, some of which can no longer be found anywhere else in the world. The lifts are exquisitely embellished with traditional moulded leather, wrapped panelling and an alpaca ceiling.<\/p>\n

The rose bronze gallery (picture 1) is<\/em>\u00a0a striking\u00a0Lobby connecting the hotel\u2019s public spaces, designed by Tony Chi and Associates. The corridor is ostentatiously rich and lavish and comprises a black and white marble mosaic flooring, gilded\u00a0eglomise\u00a0glass partitions filled to the brim with quirky art and books, oak armoires and a parchment reception desk. In the centre wall, a one-off painting ornately hangs by world renowned Chilean artist, Eduardo Hoffmann, displaying the rolling countryside surrounding an English country estate.\u00a0Seating here aroused unexplained combination – calmness tainted with the explosion of feelings.<\/p>\n

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Scarfes Bar is designed by renowned interior designer Martin Brudnizki. Brudnizki worked together with Gerald Scarfe, prominent British artist and caricaturist who\u00a0has leant the bar his name and artistic\u00a0aid. The input of both – Brudnizki and Scarfe – created this pleasant atmosphere with a roaring fire and chatty caricatures on the marble walls. Joshing illustrations are creating an amusing atmosphere that attractively relaxes and twist the traditional luxury that has been exquisitely accomplished by Brudnizki. There is \u2018artfully current\u2019 corner which is continuously updated to reflect the current affairs of the time.
\n\"\"<\/a>The bespoke fireplace is made from metal, antique brass and bronze and is 1.8 metres in height and complemented by a walnut art deco mirror which hangs above it. Over 1000 antique books, handpicked by a Portobello art dealer, take pride of place in the shelves throughout the bar. Highlights include\u00a0a 1870\u00a0lollipop rocking chair sourced in New York, 1950s antique cocktail chairs and the bar stools which were inspired by an original Edwardian arm chair. The furniture is creating discreet, intimate corners on a wooden herringbone floor strewn with hand-woven rugs. No need to mention\u00a0that the bartenders at the bar are skilful, elegant and very kind and cocktails are\u00a0exquisite.
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My recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n