Celebrity Cruise Liner

This project had several phases, each with different framing and timescale requirements, and remained active for over a year. During that time, we maintained close cooperation with our client, offering day-to-day framing solutions to ever-evolving décor requirements producing 900 frames for the guestrooms and restaurant spaces. 

Our mission is to remain dedicated until the very last frame, which is why we were committed to produce the last 72 bespoke high-end frames and transport them from UK to France in under four days. Consequently, the hotel’s restaurant went on to be elected as the best designed restaurant in Europe 2019, by AHEAD – the Awards for Hospitality, Experience and Design. 

In 2018, the Russell Hotel reopened as The Principal London after an extensive renovation, for which we produced more than 1600 frames of various sizes and framing styles for guest rooms, corridors, public spaces, and its famous Neptune restaurant, said to be almost identical to the RMS Titanic’s dining room. In same year, the Principal Hotel Company sold 12 hotels in its portfolio (including The Principal London), and the hotel was renamed the Kimpton London, an event that prompted a revision of all guestrooms’ artworks. This involved on-site work, where we were tasked to go inside all guest rooms, remove existing frames, swap the artwork, and put the frames back. The job was completed in less than four weeks, while we maintained highest quality and efficiency, during which the hotel remained open throughout.

We recognise that, sometimes, high volume jobs may require a different approach and to work alongside a wider group of people while representing our clients. We are committed and confident to offer our framing expertise not only confined to our production facilities, but also to whichever place the artistic vision demands it.

We are proud to have been involved in the most extensive renovation of one of the grandest London’s hotels in its 115 years-long history, by producing around 200 frames for majestic public areas and a fully renovated spa centre. We were tasked to frame some of the most intricate antique pieces and works of art from all over the world, all exclusively done in conservation-grade materials, and to the highest quality.

Unfortunately, in June 2018, a fire broke out which was mainly confined to the exterior courtyard area of the hotel with some impact on the interiors, all of which was decorated with our frames. We were tasked again, this time to receive over 50 frames that were damaged by fire, closely inspect and recover the artwork, and re-frame them to the original specification.