Specifier, Product & services for hospitality design Part 2

Kettal 

Akelarre Hotel

A series of Kettal furnishings have been sourced for the public areas at San Sebastián’s Akelarre Hotel, a 22-key boutique property designed by Madrid-based studio Mecanismo. Featuring a combination of carefully selected natural materials, distinguished fixtures and geometric architecture, the project comprises five stone cubes emerging from the hillside and utilises a different material within each. Complementing the terrace’s wood and stone aesthetic, Kettal’s Rodolfo Dordoni-designed Bitta armchair offsets the linear character of the decking with an intricate weave pattern, whilst a series of minimal Park Life seats by Jasper Morrison offer a refined alternative, pairing with their Bitta counterparts to create a juxtaposing scheme. Elsewhere, both of Doshi Levien’s high-back Cala chair designs function as exterior statement pieces with distinctive open latticed weaves, and, throughout the hotel’s dedicated wellness zone, reclining Bitta deckchairs in shades of sand and chalk complement the extensive use of glass, wood and stone. Designed to highlight innovations in construction, surface and form, Hotel Akelarre and Kettal make a suitable match, with both preoccupied by striking profiles and material structure. www.kettal.com

Lasvit 

Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square

Lasvit has created two lighting installations within the ballroom and pre-function spaces at Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square. Both measuring 2m in diameter, the pieces complement Bruno Moinard and 4BI & Associates’ opulent interiors with subtle hints to the building’s past and setting. In a nod to the Grade II* listed structure’s history as the former Port of London Authority, designer Linda Sormova Melichova drew inspiration from antique nautical navigation instruments. The complex brass rings of the armillary globe, representing lines of celestial longitude and latitude, take on a contemporary abstract form for the Ballroom’s Armilla Lighting Sculpture, which combines matte-brass and hand-blown glass elements in amber tones. Elsewhere, influenced by the refined interior scheme, Lasvit designer Kamila Jackova based the pre-function room’s Opaque- Glass Bowl Lights on antique pendant-bowl chandeliers that feature milky opal glass within a brass structure. Meticulously restored by Reignwood Group, a Thai-Chinese property developer, the Sir Edwin Cooper-designed building also boasts a storied past as the site of the first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations, in 1946. www.lasvit.com

TROVE

Fuoco

Based on a historic photograph of Teatro La Fenice – the famed Venice  opera house destroyed twice by fire – Trove’s Fuoco wallpaper seeks  to address the concept of spectatorship through its intricate design.  With a pattern comprising an audience looking outward, Fuoco invites  guests to join the collective gaze through a repeating motif available  in five sepia tones.  www.troveline.com

PIET BOON 
Piet Boon Collection 

Launched at Salone del Mobile, Piet Boon’s self-titled collection takes inspiration from the brand’s own hand-shaped Klink sidetable, applying its pastel tones and signature contour to the Ella sofas, Olle and Ode tables and Luna lighting object. Featuring hand-shaped bronze elements, floating layers and rounded profiles, the collection demonstrates the brand’s focus on unusual shapes and forms. www.pietboon.com

ELSTEAD LIGHTING 
Arabella 

Comprising three pendant sizes that can all be converted to semi-flush fittings, and available in gold or silver leaf finishes, Elstead Lighting’s Arabella collection features half moon, ceiling, table and sconce models. With its distressed gold metal exterior and cream linen fabric shade, Arabella brings opulence and luxury to interior schemes, and incorporates a glass diffuser to soften the light. www.elsteadlighting.com

Sources: Sleeper, 9-10, 2017

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