Overview
Langham Hotel London is a milestone in the British capital
history, social life, design, food, and tea time. It dates from 1865
when, on 10th June, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)
opened the first European “Grand Hotel”, the epitome of the
Victorian chic. This centenary hotel is extremely well located on
the top of Regent Street, one of the busiest streets of London,
where you can find stores such as Karl Lagerfeld, Liberty or Apple.
Since day one, Langham Hotel has received several famous
people, such as members of the royal family or writers like Oscar
Wilde. It was even the setting for several Sherlock Holmes stories
and, more recently, for movies like 007 GoldenEye.
Langham’s Interior Design History
Powerful names from the interior design industry are also in-
volved in the history of this hotel, like Jason Wilson of RPW De-
sign, who developed the Infinity Suite to celebrate the Langham
Hotel London’s 140th anniversary in 2005. The Infinity suite
was one of London’s largest spaces - by the time - with sublime
technology, two bedrooms, and a dream bath. More than a suite,
it is a place, where you can feel as if you were in your own apart-
ment, with cosy and bespoke furniture and stylish sculptures.
The name lifts you up to space. Ten years later, 2015 was the
time to celebrate the 150th anniversary and the well-known Da-
vid Collins Studio. And Richmond International had the oppor-
tunity to paint a little bit of Langham history for this celebratory
time. This celebration began with David Collins Studio, which,
back in 2008, was in charge for the renovation of the famous
and award-winning Artesian Bar. As the studio explains, the
motivation for this renovation was an eclectic inspiration from
the Victorian cabinets of curiosities featuring hidden textures,
details, and references including a jewelled mirror, jewelled pan-
elling, blue and purple crocodile leather tiles, bespoke lacquers
(a reference to la chasse aux papillons) and a pagoda bar. Three
oversized hand-crafted chandeliers add a story, exploring the em-
pire and the far east, to the scheme.
Artesian has been considered, for four consecutive years, the best of
the best in the World’s 50 Best Bars list, organised by Drinks Inter-
national Magazine. One of the reasons for these awards is its spe-
ciality in exclusive rum creations, and, obviously, because it is the
source for indulgence inside this unique Langham world.
Later on, but not for the first time on the hotel’s timeline, Richmond
International took over the Langham torch and designed the Ster-
ling Suite (the largest in London) and the executive Club Lounge.
The Sterling Suite is an authentic penthouse with 450 square
LANGHAM HOTEL LONDON
151 YEARS OF HISTORY AND DESIGN
The Langham ClubLounge Fireplace