London City Design Tour – part one

So the weekend just gone, I took part in the London edition of meet the blogger (remember I was in Stockholm with them last month).

Similarly to Stockholm, day one of the event was packed full of presentations, workshops, networking and laughs in the ultra modern, five star surroundings of the ME London on Aldwych.

At the end of day one we were invited to take a tour of the newly opened hotel. Designed by Foster + Partners who also, for the first time designed all the interior spaces of the hotel too. The communal spaces are very striking, dark, elegant and pretty darn luxurious. The rooms are very minimal, no artwork or ‘extras’ but beautifully finished. Not my style at all but the views are great.

ME Hotel bedroom

View from the ME Hotel

 

The ground floor bar area is very imposing, and makes a real statement as you enter the hotel. I do rather like all that metal going on with the lines and curves (the actual bar is tucked away behind the floor to ceiling ‘bars’).

ME Hotel entrance

ME Hotel bar area

 

The hotel has two restaurants; STK London is very glossy, quite opulent and just, well fancy. The other, Cucina Asellina is lighter with more of a rustic Mediterranean feel.

ME London restaurants

 

Day two we bundled up (it wasn’t Stockholm cold, but it was cold) and took to the streets of west London for the London City Design Tour.

First stop, the Tom Dixon store, Portobello Dock (Ladbroke Grove). 

Tom Dixon

 

Second stop – Phoenix on Golborne Road.

Phoenix on Golborne

 

Third stop – Les Couilles du Chien, Golborne Road

Les Couilles du Chien

 

 Stay tuned for part two of the London City Design Tour. 

 

 

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