IHG Hotels and Resorts has opened the 143-room Hotel Indigo London Clerkenwell, which incorporates the restored Grade II listed Hat & Feathers pub.
Newmor Wallcoverings provided a bespoke package of textures and patterns for the hotel’s public areas and guestrooms. The wallcoverings are designed to connect with the local identity. Three designs are featured in the ground floor lobby and bar areas. Newmor’s Jakar design is used on the ceiling of the Sabini bar, named after Charles Sabini, known for his involvement with racecourse gangs in the 1920s. The design features a cracked tile pattern in metallic Mylar.
In the lobby, the Zenith II design offers a backdrop for the Kodak Wall, which displays vintage cameras in recognition of the former Kodak headquarters nearby. Pillars are clad in the company’s Java and Peloso products, providing texture. Java features a pearlescent, jute-inspired weave, while Peloso mimics cowhide.
On the fourth floor, the Clockmaker Suites draw inspiration from Clerkenwell’s watchmaking history. Newmor’s Makina design, in a bespoke grey palette, is used throughout the suites.
Responsible from concept to completion, Nick Boland, head of business Operations at Omenport Developments, said: ‘Much of a Hotel Indigo’s retelling of their neighbourhood story is achieved through design, subtly weaving in local themes and references, thus demanding bespoke, considered solutions rather than standard off-the-peg options.
‘Despite being a very well established and respected company with a cornucopia of existing designs, Newmor actively suggested adaptations to our choice for the wallcoverings, especially in the Clockmaker rooms, to ensure that they weren’t just right but a perfect design fit for the brief. Newmor’s genuine interest in our project was not only reassuringly productive but also rather refreshing.’
