Blakes London

Blakes hotel london is a seductive design journey throughindia china indonesia thailand cambodia and on to thepyramids back through italy ending up in the heart oflondon. An elegant eclectic ethnic picture reflected inthe abundance and luxury of accessories furniture andartifacts found all over the world by anouska hempel herselfover the many years of her far flung travels.Blakes the first boutique hotel of its kind in london theworld even evokes past and current intrigues and darkmysteries. The opium den that is the chinese room sits insubterranean splendor next to the critically acclaimedrestaurant. The room itself the epitome of decadence andcomfort dedicated to the likes of chanel and dietrich is theplace to be before or after enjoying the delights of anevening in london. Marlene herself is rumored to appearunder certain lights and influences leaning seductively onthe piano. The bar is also hugely popular with londonsfashionable it crowd who regularly pop in for a sharpenerblakes rooms are dramatic interpretations of deep richtones and subtle contrasts. The compositions are startling luxurious and operatic. Some of the most astonishinginteriors in the world can be found here as countless designmagazine features have proven. What might have easilyslipped into being over the top is somehow neither toosaccharine nor too precious. Rather these interiors arefascinating exercises in design imagination choreographedby the masterly eye of anouska hempel herself. Right down tothe smallest scale of carefully placed accessories orcushions the relationship between objects and between formsand fields is studied and carefully resolved.Around each corner there is a surprise and the chance todiscover more of the mystery and magic that has been createdhere. If the term design hotel means attention to detail andthe entire aesthetic experience then blakes london veritablydeserves that title.