The One Aldwych hotel has reopened its doors to unveil brand new public spaces and suite designs from the Fabled Studio…
Following a fruitful redesign of some of its most iconic areas, namely the Lobby Bar, Indigo restaurant and its Signature Suites, One Aldwych, London’s first five-star B Corp hotel, is reopening its doors to guests.
In 2019, One Aldwych underwent extensive refurbishments with suites and bedrooms redesigned by renowned designer Robert Angell. While London design company Fabled Studio gave the Indigo restaurant a bright, airy feel and reaffirmed The Lobby Bar.
For its 2025 the renovations, One Aldwych invited London-based designers Fabled Studio back to the hotel to further re-imagine the seminal Lobby Bar and Indigo restaurant.
Harnessing the progressive and unique energy the hotel embodies, Fabled Studio has added a bold new sculptural ceiling installation within the Lobby Bar that coronates the dramatic public area. The hotel’s modern art collection, showcased throughout, has been a strong influence to the designers of these refreshed public spaces — the hotel’s Gallery bar also recently launched a cocktail list inspired by the art collection.
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This installation comprises of a large-scale organic ceiling sculpture, of flowing and amorphous metallicized ripples, that brings a striking depth, clarity and intrigue to the lobby interior.
The Indigo restaurant space has also been deeply embellished by the Fabled Studio, with a further nod to the building’s more than a century-long heritage. Now, the deep-set arched windows looking outward of the restaurant onto the hustle and bustle of theatreland are lined in English oak to embody the texture and detail of the original historic and listed windows.
Modern lighting coffers, and patterned wall coverings add layers of intimacy and comfort that create a buzzing tension with the colourful and striking abstract art pieces hung throughout this modern British brasserie.
The restaurant reopens with a new spring menu from Executive Chef Dominic Teague packed with seasonal, British produce, in keeping with the hotel’s overarching ethos of championing the best of British makers and growers.
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Steven Saunders, a Founder of Fabled Studio commented: “At One Aldwych, we have been given an expansive creative freedom aligning with their bold vision, owing to the hotel’s independent status and spirit, and we are proud to add these modern embellishments to one of London’s most iconic hotels.”
New styling to two of the hotel’s Signature Suites — The Somerset and The Waterloo Bridge — designed by Robert Angell in 2019, include the addition of interesting objects by American potter and interior decorator Jonathan Adler.
In response to the high demand for flexible family accommodation, The Somerset Suite can now be configured with four spacious bedrooms and the hotel has adapted two bedrooms into dedicated twins for families coming to explore Covent Garden.
One Aldwych’s Managing Director, Janine Marshall, said: “These works mark an exciting period in One Aldwych’s evolution and have been led by our desire to continually adapt to guest demand and create the best possible experience, from style through to service. We want our design to reflect our independence, as a brand and as a building, which we feel we have captured working with incredible design talent such as Fabled Studio, over the years.”
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