Tag: London

The Kensington Hotel in London, appears to be more a Parisian apartment than a hotel itself.  Beautiful paneled rooms with parquet floors are found throughout.  Each room and suite is individually designed inside the beautiful regency style building, which is composed of four stucco white-painted facade townhouses  The interiors display a mixture of deep upholstery, sumptuous fabrics, contemporary art, classic furniture and stunning fireplace mantels.  All inside walls with stunning cornices, wall paneling and zigzag parquet floors.

The Kensington Hotel Facade London via Belle Vivir blog

The Kensington Hotel suite London via Belle Vivir blog

A circular daybed softens up the lines of the Louis VXI chairs.

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If you are a regular at Instagram then without a doubt you’ve seen the Pink monochromatic restaurant, The Gallery at Sketch, designed by India Mahdavi with artwork from British artist Turner Prize nominee David Shrigley.  Shrigley’s recognizable drawings are also present in Sketch’s original ceramic tableware which can be purchased via the restaurant’s website.  The Restaurant which also functions as a gallery, hence its name, has velvet pink banquets and Mahdavi’s emblematic curvaceous chairs that seem to float over chevron multi-colored tiles.  Reminiscent of the all-time Hollywood glam era, the pink room is accentuated with touches of rose gold throughout.  The mixture of the artwork and the exquisite design makes it a perfect place for Art and Design enthusiasts.

The Gallery at Sketch by India Mahdavi via Belle vivir blog
Architect and Designer India Mahdavi’s work is as popular as it gets.  Named by Architectural Digest  as “the reigning queen of color” for her use of bold colors in her projects.  She attributes her boldness to her international upbringing.  She was born in Tehran and raised in America, Germany, and France.  Hotel Thoumieux in Paris is also presenting one of her creations. Read More…

We’ve been in New York City for more than a week now and I feel totally home and happy.   But, since it’s a completely normal thing to be happy where you are and still think about being somewhere else I’m thinking about Europe.  And so this Hotel HamYard Hotel in London showed up in a magazine last week and judging by the pictures and the location, the chic Soho area in London, looks like a place cool enough to stay.  The Hotel belongs to the Firmdale Hotels and if it looks to you like the Crosby Street Hotel it’s because they are brothers from the same mother.  The designer responsible for all these beautiful layers of coziness and beauty is Kit Kemp and her husband the same couple that designed The Crosby Street Hotel.  Enjoy!

Ham Yard Hotel via belle vivir

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