Aristocratic Dining (and a Side of Gossip) at Kettner's in London - Remodelista
Photography by Paul Raeside for Yatzer. This week’s stealth luxury theme at Remodelista put us in mind of Kettner’s, a London lounge, brasserie, and collection of private dining rooms in what was once the French Quarter of Soho. The brasserie and pudding bar (not shown) occupy half of the lobby floor; a Champagne bar fills the other half. Padded velvet sofas in the Champagne bar stand ready for 21st century gossip and scandal. The Apartment, one of Kettner’s private dining rooms, was once frequented by Edward VII and his mistress. A gray suede sofa and love seat in The Apartment’s lounge. Crawford furnished the Apartment with surprise hits of electric blue. A large private dining room in the Studio Room seats 40. The Salon is a dining room with the feel of an elevated conference room. The Attic Den on the top floor is possibly the most understated dining room of all, appointed with a series of simple caned dining chairs, a few palm plants, and an upholstered wooden bench. Another private dining area on the top floor, the Cabinet Particular, features white-painted bentwood chairs surrounding a candelabra-filled oval table. The third room on the top floor, the Salle de Fíªte, is all white save for a collage of vintage composition books–something we’d like to copy at home. For more designs by Studioilse, see our previous posts: A Glamorous Hong Kong Flat, Subtle Splendor at Stockholm’s Ett Hem Hotel, and The Olde Bell Inn Dining Room.