Sea Containers London Debuts New Suites Impressed by Twenties Cruising

• Sea Containers London on town’s South Financial institution now has 4 new suites, every impressed by a definite golden period of transatlantic cruising.
• The lodging, out there for reserving beginning April 16, characteristic classic furnishings, curated books, and bottled cocktails that every mirror a particular interval in Twentieth-century cruise liner historical past.
• Initially opened in 2014, the 354-room lodge was designed to recall a Twenties transatlantic cruise liner.

Sea Containers London, a luxurious lodge on town’s South Financial institution, simply unveiled 4 new cabin suites, every impressed by a unique interval of maritime historical past.

Out there to guide starting April 16, the brand new lodging—the Edwardian Cabin Suite, Artwork Deco Cabin Suite, Mid-Century Cabin Suite, and Dynasty Cabin Suite—are the creation of Jacu Strauss, designer and artistic director of Lore Group, which manages Sea Containers London.

“I’ve all the time liked the romance of transatlantic journey—these golden eras when setting sail was as a lot about type because it was in regards to the journey,” Strauss instructed Journey + Leisure. “So, we’ve created a set assortment that pays tribute to 4 iconic moments in Twentieth-century cruise liner historical past.”

Initially opened in 2014, the 354-key lodge is designed to recall a Twenties transatlantic cruise liner, with gilt portholes in loos and the foyer, and curved copper partitions paying homage to a Nineteenth-century clipper crusing vessel. Moreover, the lodge options floor-to-ceiling home windows providing sweeping views of the enduring river.

Every new suite chronicles a definite design epoch: the early Twentieth-century Edwardian period; the glamorous artwork deco interval of the Twenties and ‘30s; the revolutionary mid-century golden age of the Fifties and ’60s; and the glittering extravagance that outlined the Nineteen Eighties Dynasty-era aesthetics.

Strauss partnered with classic furnishings specialist Vinterior to supply genuine items for every area. The Edwardian suite options an upholstered walnut armchair and a mahogany leather-top kidney-shaped desk. Artwork deco features a Nineteen Thirties couch and armchair set and Swedish walnut bedside tables. The mid-century suite has a Danish powder blue couch and Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe chrome leather-based chair. For pure ‘80s opulence, the Dynasty suite has a lucite and glass espresso desk and a Maralunga couch by Italian architect Vico Magistretti, freshly recovered in leather-based.

Collaborating with Vinterior allowed Strauss to sustainably repurpose furnishings already in circulation and to design the suites “in a approach that captures the temper and persona of every second in time—by means of shapes, textures, finishes, and punctiliously sourced classic items,” he defined. “All the pieces you see isn’t simply lovely, it’s sensible and purposeful, proving that nice design doesn’t age, it evolves.”

Every suite options books curated by international publishing firm Phaidon and bottled cocktails by the lodge’s award-winning bar, Lyaness, additionally impressed by the respective period. The brand new lodging aren’t meant to really feel like a house away from house, in response to Strauss, however somewhat, take vacationers on a glamorous transatlantic cruise.

“Greater than something, I would like company to really feel a way of enjoyment—as in the event that they’ve stepped right into a whimsical world for the size of their keep,” he stated.

Nightly charges at Sea Container London’s new cabin suites begin from £1,100, and you may guide your keep at seacontainerslondon.com.