The Cadogan dynasty and French designer François-Joseph Graf have worked together on the new hotel, six years in the making
‘Good things come to those who wait’. This is certainly the case for the highly anticipated One Sloane, which, after six years in the making, has quietly opened its lavish doors in the heart of London’s Chelsea neighbourhood. Hidden within a handsome 19th-century brick mansion on a leafy residential street just off Sloane Square, the hotel is the latest offering from Jean-Louis Costes, the hotelier behind Paris’ legendary Hôtel Costes.
Everything is underscored by the interior design, which Graf says was inspired by the British Empire at the turn of the century. ‘I wanted to hark back to the unique period when the British Empire was at its peak, spreading across the globe from Singapore and Hong Kong to Calcutta, Sri Lanka, Cairo and Baghdad’ he says. ‘This led me to find precious pieces of British design such as Smith Benson lighting and Goodwin furniture in far flung corners of the world.
Elsewhere, the impressive Neo-Greek lobby - a favourite space for Graf - sits in harmony with the period façade, its burnt brick hues revealed through ceramic floor tiles that take their cues from traditional Victorian entrance hall tiles, alongside antique mirrors and furnishings and a collection of vases. This level of detail continues throughout the hotel where the staircase walls are sheathed in William Morris wallpaper and the corridors are trimmed with hand-painted calligraphy.
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