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HOME takes a look around the beautiful Henrietta Hotel, designed by Dorothée Meilichzon

Dorothée Meilichzon is the founder of global design agency Chzon and winner of 2015’s Designer of the Year title at Maison & Objet. She and Chzon have worked on more than 30 projects In Paris, London, Ibiza, Basel, Monaco and New York, from interior architecture to the design of furniture and all graphic elements.

Henrietta Hotel was their first London hotel. “My first inspiration for the hotel was the street itself. I always try to start from the neighborhood. On Henrietta Street, buildings are very traditional: flat but with a variety of roof shapes and windows that are very rich and different from each other. It reminded me of those amazing door frames you find in Milan apartments.”

So, inspired by the architectural elements, she designed giant bed headboards featuring a mixture of elements including mirrors, fabric panels with fabrics from Rubelli or hand -painted patterns. Also all doors have glass panels above them on top of them. Meilichzon designed patterned carpets for the bedrooms inspired by the shape of the Mosaique Casson, and all skirtings are white carrara marble. Four different colour families make each room different. Brass bedside lights are integrated with bedside tables and elements from the 1970s can be seen in a little armchair designed by Meilichzon and inspired by Pierre Paulin’s work.

Most designs are inspired by architectural features

In the bathrooms, the basin areas were conceived as fountains, with two large pieces of granite cut into shapes inspired by Henrietta Street buildings.The floors are more traditional, with black and white octagonal tiles and cabochons.

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