The latest gem in the Mayfair jewel box: Fera at Claridge's
Designer Guy Oliver moved history forward when he created Fera, Claridge’s new restaurant. It is a showcase for British makers.
Philippa Stockley
22 February 2016
Glide across a glassy black- and-white marble floor beneath glittering Murano chandeliers, surrounded by banked flower displays, and you could only be in Claridge’s. The iconic Mayfair hotel, which opened in 1898, has looked glamorous since 1926 when Basil Ionides gave it its unmistakeably Art Deco style.
Fera designer Guy Oliver
Oliver kept to a strong Deco theme, with polished walnut, and plenty of in-period mirrors, bronze and steel
LIKE A TWENTIES HATBOX
Fera’s design is inspired by the approach to food and drink of its award-winning Cumbrian chef, Simon Rogan
BORN TO DESIGN
- Visit www.feraatclaridges.co.uk (set lunch from £45).
GET THE LOOK
- Guy Oliver: www.oliverlaws.com
- Faux marble painting: by Mike de Campi (www.decampifineinteriors.co.uk)
- Furniture designer Matt Bridges: www.matthewbridgesdesign.co.uk
- Furniture designer Ben Whistler: www.benwhistler.com
- Carpets: www.couristan.com
- Lighting: www.collierwebb.com
- Garden design: www.tomstuartsmith.co.uk
Photographs: Derry Moore