
06 May 2016
Hotel Lighting, a home away from home
Hotels occupy a number of different past times, but whether
you're visiting for business or leisure, your experience should always be
memorable, comfortable and exciting.
And that's where we come in - lighting is a key element to
the interior of any hotel design, and it should reflect the theme, mood and
clientele of the hotel. The lighting
should be aesthetically pleasing but also practical to suit all needs of the
customers visiting the hotel.
Guests could be visiting for a business trip, and spending
the week in the same hotel, therefore it must suit their needs to guarantee a
return visit. Whereas some guests could
be visiting for one night, so visually attractive, stunning light pieces will
make an immediate impact and be a real discussion point throughout their short
stay.
We were asked to provide the lighting for the Belfry Hotel, the
world famous Ryder Cup destination. Alongside providing lighting for the 319 bedrooms, conference suites,
corridors and reception areas, we created and manufactured a stunning, bespoke
chandelier which was the main feature in the reception area. Made from 140 golf clubs, this was an
innovative idea, which was a welcome attraction for many guests, especially for
all those interested in the golfing industry.
Many hotels incorporate gorgeous restaurants, and diners
will often visit just for this facility. Again, it's important to create the right setting, so guests can enjoy food
and drink in a welcoming environment. We
recently teamed up with Radisson Blu and its Firelake Grill House to create
warm, soft lighting which still had that industrial feel to reflect the theme
throughout the restaurant. We
highlighted the seating area by hanging caged pendant lighting from the
ceiling, which worked beautifully next to the open fire. Both visually enticing and doing a good job!
But guests visiting a hotel for business and work
commitments may need to spend their evenings studying, sending emails, reading,
or writing, and so the lighting in the bedrooms should accommodate these needs
too. In a recent project with the
Village Hotel Group, we supplied the wall lights and floor lamps for their
bedrooms; going for a relaxed, simplistic look, we created angled edge fittings
made from wood and chrome. Guests could
then enjoy and unwind in their surroundings, but also be able to work should
they need to.
Hotels are a home away from home, and it's important to make
sure the interior is pleasing for customers in all ways.
The lighting you choose at home most probably mirrors your personality and is therefore subjective. While this is very hard to recreate, we work hard with hotel owners and designers, to replicate the theme in mind, making the light fittings stunning, yet practical should they need to be.