One Aldwych Reopens with a new Spring in its Step

We are delighted to announce that we have reopened our doors, welcoming guests back with enhanced design and installation elements across our most iconic areas, namely the Lobby Bar, Indigo restaurant and our Signature Suites. London-based designers Fabled Studio were invited back to the hotel to further re-imagine the seminal Lobby Bar and Indigo restaurant, adding layers of modernity and heritage influence in equal measure.

Harnessing the progressive and unique energy the hotel embodies, the new installation within the Lobby Bar is a bold design-art sculptural ceiling that coronates this dramatic space, aligning with the modern art collection the hotel showcases and champions. This intervention comprises of a large-scale organic ceiling sculpture, a flowing and amorphous metallicized texture ripples throughout the space and brings a striking depth, clarity and intrigue to the interior. Enhanced further by the recently launched Gallery cocktail menu of exquisite drinks inspired by individual pieces from our art collection.  

Indigo restaurant has also been deeply embellished with a further nod to the building’s heritage. Deep-set arched windows looking outward of the restaurant onto the hustle and bustle of theatreland are now lined in English oak, embodying 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 truly modern British brasserie. The restaurant reopens with a new spring menu from Executive Chef Dominic Teague packed with seasonal, British produce, in keeping with our overarching ethos of championing the best of British makers and growers.

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 our Signature Suites – The Somerset and The Waterloo Bridge – which were designed by Robert Angell in 2019, include the addition of interesting objets 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 we have also adapted two bedrooms into dedicated twins for families coming to explore Covent Garden.

One Aldwych’s Managing Director, Janine Marshall, commented ‘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’.‍