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Article: Webb & Webb signs add finishing touch to Connaught hotel refurb.
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- Design Week
- Article date:
- May 15, 2008
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Graphic design consultancy Webb & Webb has produced more than 50 hand- made signs in nickel-plated cast bronze, as part of the #60m refurbishment of London's exclusive #400-a-night Connaught hotel.
The Connaught, which opened in London's Mayfair in 1897, is having its historic stairwell, stone griffins and fireplaces restored. There will also be a new wing with a grass roof to help reduce the hotel's carbon footprint.
Interior designer Oliver Laws has been appointed to create an interiors scheme, while architect Michael Blair is drawing up architectural plans. The refurbishment programme will be a 'respectful' one, according to Stephen Alden, chief ...