In-room perks: Ace Hotel's experimental designer collaborations at LDF

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Ace Hotel London and Modern Design Review are back for their second round of hotel design essentials, offering even more experimental undertakings to enhance experiences at the boutique hotel. Pictured: ‘Ascension’ climbing wall by Patternity.
(Image credit: Jorn Tomter)

Following on from its inauguration last London Design Festival, Ace Hotel London and Modern Design Review are back for their second round of hotel design essentials in 'Ready Made Go 2', offering even more experimental undertakings to enhance experiences at the boutique hotel.

Initially employed to solve the many problems with hotel amenities and design, last year saw innovative forms from the likes of Tomas Alonso and Philippe Malouin. For 2016, the collaborators have invited Jochen Holz, Assemble, Patternity, Studio Silo and Faye Toogood.

Cladding the seventh floor bar are Assemble’s smokey 'BBQ' tiles made in collaboration with Granby Workshop. Realised using traditional smoke firing techniques to decorate each unique piece, the finish appears as an abstract artwork on the front of the bar. Meanwhile, bringing fun to the hotel gym is Patternity’s gradient ‘Ascension’ climbing wall that channels their pro-pattern aesthetics while giving the sport a graphic and refined new level of sophistication.

From the smaller items, Holz's ‘Amorph’ drinking vessels in borosilicate glass are set to go in the hotel’s new in-room cocktails service, while Studio Silo’s architectural aluminium 'Beam' soap dishes will flourish their bathrooms. Elsewhere, Faye Toogood’s ‘Doublet’ quilt is inspired by the gambeson technique in her fashion collections and challenges the traditional simplicity of bed linens with intricacy and armour in the padded style.

Running from 20-25 September, Ready Made Go 2 will certainly raise the bar for those Hotel perks we all dream of.

Assemble & Granby's 'BBQ' Tiles Close Up

For 2016, the collaborators have invited Jochen Holz, Assemble + Granby, Patternity, Studio Silo and Faye Toogood to contribute. Pictured: Assemble & Granby's 'BBQ' tiles.

(Image credit: Jorn Tomter)

Assemble Tiles

Cladding the seventh floor bar are Assemble’s smokey tiles made in collaboration with Granby Workshop. Realised using traditional smoke firing techniques to decorate each unique piece, the finish appears as an abstract artwork on the front of the bar.

(Image credit: Jorn Tomter)

Patternity’s gradient ‘Ascension’ climbing wall

Bringing fun to the hotel gym is Patternity’s gradient ‘Ascension’ climbing wall that channels their pro-pattern aesthetics.

(Image credit: Jorn Tomter)

Patternity’s gradient ‘Ascension’ climbing wall

The installation gives the sport a graphic and refined new level of sophistication.

(Image credit: Jorn Tomter)

Studio Silo’s architectural aluminium 'Beam' soap dishes

Studio Silo’s architectural aluminium 'Beam' soap dishes will flourish the hotel's bathrooms.

(Image credit: Marius W Hansen)

Holz ‘Amorph’ drinking vessels in borosilicate glass

Holz ‘Amorph’ drinking vessels in borosilicate glass are set to go in the hotel’s new in-room cocktails service.

(Image credit: Marius W Hansen)

Doublet Quilt By Studio Toogood

Faye Toogood’s ‘Doublet’ quilt is inspired by the gambeson technique in her fashion collections...

(Image credit: TBC)

Toogood Ace Quilt The Doublet

...and challenges the traditional simplicity of bed linens with intricacy and armour in the padded style

(Image credit: Fernando Laposse)

INFORMATION

Ready Made Go 2 runs till 25 September. For more information, visit the website

Sujata Burman

Sujata Burman is a writer and editor based in London, specialising in design and culture. She was Digital Design Editor at Wallpaper* before moving to her current role of Head of Content at London Design Festival and London Design Biennale where she is expanding the content offering of the showcases. Over the past decade, Sujata has written for global design and culture publications, and has been a speaker, moderator and judge for institutions and brands including RIBA, D&AD, Design Museum and Design Miami/. In 2019, she co-authored her first book, An Opinionated Guide to London Architecture, published by Hoxton Mini Press, which was driven by her aim to make the fields of design and architecture accessible to wider audiences.