The Savoy, London

Architect David Kohn
Interactive floor plan: Stable Acre House, Norfolk, by Architect David Kohn
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After an extensive three year, £200m renovation, the Savoy has finally reopened. The jewel in the Fairmont group's crown, the grande dame of London's coterie of old world hotels has been completely made over by the French interiors maestro Pierre-Yves Rochon; though its imperious DNA so loved by royalty and rock stars alike, remains unmistakeable especially in the mix of Edwardian- and Art Deco-styled rooms.

The brand new sprawling two-bedroom Royal Suite offers a panoramic sweep of the Thames, but it's the greedy grab of bars and restaurants downstairs, including a winter garden gazebo beneath a soaring glass cupola, that's holding our attention longest. Gordon Ramsay headlines the Savoy Grill, while the River Restaurant, overseen by Ryan Murphy (ex-Alain Ducasse and Daniel Boulud), features roasted poulet noir stuffed with honey poached cranberries, and pork rillette tortellini.

John Rushworth, of legendary design bureau Pentagram, handled the brand repositioning and visual identity of the hotel, ensuring that this was informed - but not stifled - by its history. The aptly fresh, mint green colour of the logo – used in a prominent but restrained manner – was inspired by the iconic, 40ft neon lettering on the hotel’s canopy.

house

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house inside

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furniture

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table

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inside view

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bedroom

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bathroom

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Savoy

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The Savoy, London: After an extensive three year

The Savoy, London:
After an extensive three year, £200m renovation, London's Savoy has finally reopened

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bath tub

The Savoy, London:
'It wasn't about changing the hotel. It was about restoring it'

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sofa

The Savoy, London:
The Beaufort Bar offers an impressive range of vintage champagnes available by the glass

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golden wall

The Savoy, London:
The new Beaufort Bar, complete with velvet chairs and gold-leaf walls

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hotel

The Savoy, London:
Pentagram's John Rushworth took inspiration from the 40ft neon lettering on the hotel's canopy for the new logo...

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reinterpreting it in a fresh, restrained yet elegant manner

The Savoy, London:
...reinterpreting it in a fresh, restrained yet elegant manner

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Bestbritish

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wooden chair

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Glass Hill: Phillips de Pury's first edition chair

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Phillips de Pury's first edition chair

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glass hill

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Glass Hill: 'L Bar at Andaz' a pop-up bar to quench the thirsts of the local commuter and design community alike during the London Design Festival 2010

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London festival

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book self

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Glass Hill: Installation for Wood Finch Rare Book's together with architect Simon Jones.

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wooden furniture

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the Royal College of Art

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Glass Hill: The Artbar, the Royal College of Art

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limited edition mug for the ICA

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Glass Hill: The limited edition mug for the ICA

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Folded' tiles for Mutina

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Raw Edges: 'Folded' tiles for Mutina, presented at Cersaie, Bologna, 2010

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Raw Edges: Coiling

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Raw Edges: Coiling- Experiments in coiled felt and acrylic resin for the exhibition 'Ten Small Processes Behind Ten Objects,' at the Salone 2010

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Tailored Wood Bench for Cappellini 2010

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Raw Edges: Tailored Wood Bench for Cappellini 2010

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Floor installation, 2010

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Raw Edges: Stella McCartney store Milan - Floor installation, 2010

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london design festival

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Raw Edges: Bench10, outside the Lollipop Shoppe, London Design Festival 2010

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floor

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Raw Edges: Wall to Wall at Established & Sons Limited Gallery, London, October 2009

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stool

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Raw Edges: Pleated Pleat Stool for Mint, presented at LDF 2009

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Designers of the Future Award, 2009

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Raw Edges: Design Miami/Basel, Designers of the Future Award, 2009

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Tournament cutlery

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Seongyong Lee: 'Tournament' cutlery

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stools

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Seongyong Lee: 'Plytube' stools, 2010

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Seongyong Lee: ONIV, ceramic Candlestand, Vase, Oil Lamp, 2008

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Seongyong Lee: ONIV, ceramic Candlestand, Vase, Oil Lamp, 2008

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printer

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Seongyong Lee: Circular printer, 2003
New printing system based on the circulating movement of the ink head

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speaker

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Seongyong Lee: Light and Sound, lighting and speaker, 2008

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Floater cutlery

Brent Dzekciorius: Best British Designers:
Seongyong Lee: Floater cutlery, 2004
This product started from two main purposes. First, whenever you wash your dishes, you might have difficulties to find spoon as cutlery sinks deep down into water. Second, it is based on the idea of easy holding. Through making inside empty, it becomes rising to the surface of water like a float. Meanwhile, the spherical shape in the center acts as a supporter to help you when you cut and chop food with less effort.

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Norfolk

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Daven Wu is the Singapore Editor at Wallpaper*. A former corporate lawyer, he has been covering Singapore and the neighbouring South-East Asian region since 1999, writing extensively about architecture, design, and travel for both the magazine and website. He is also the City Editor for the Phaidon Wallpaper* City Guide to Singapore.