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One Aldwych has reopened after unveiling an enhanced design and installation elements across its lobby bar, Indigo restaurant and its suites. London-based designers Fabled Studio worked to “re-imagine” the bar and restaurant.
A new installation within the lobby bar is a “bold” design-art sculptural ceiling that “coronates this dramatic space, aligning with the modern art collection the hotel showcases and champions”.
This intervention comprises a large-scale organic ceiling sculpture, with metallicized texture ripples throughout the space. There is also a recently launched gallery cocktail list of drinks inspired by individual pieces from the hotel’s art collection.
Meanwhile, the Indigo restaurant has also been “embellished with a further nod to the building’s heritage”, with deep-set arched windows looking outward of the restaurant. Modern lighting coffers and patterned wall coverings have also been added to the brasserie.
The restaurant reopens with a new spring menu from executive chef Dominic Teague, using seasonal British produce.
Finally two of the hotel’s signature suites – The Somerset and The Waterloo Bridge – which were designed by Robert Angell in 2019, have seen the addition of objets by American potter and interior decorator Jonathan Adler.
In response to the high demand for flexible family accommodation, The Somerset Suite can now be configured with four “spacious” bedrooms and the hotel has adapted two bedrooms into dedicated twins for families.
Steven Saunders, founder of Fabled Studio, said: “At One Aldwych, we have been given an expansive creative freedom aligning with their bold vision, owing to the hotel’s independent status and spirit, and we are proud to add these modern embellishments to one of London’s most iconic hotels.”
One Aldwych’s managing director, Janine Marshall, added: “These works mark an exciting period in One Aldwych’s evolution and have been led by our desire to continually adapt to guest demand and create the best possible experience, from style through to service. We want our design to reflect our independence, as a brand and as a building, which we feel we have captured working with incredible design talent such as Fabled Studio, over the years.”
