BOURNE & HOLLINGWORTH BRASSERIE / BAR
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The WOOLF Interior Design London studio loved the opening party of the Bourne & Hollingsworth bar/restaurant in the heart of East London. We were invited by the fine trio of ‘Red Deer Architects’ who have combined their creative juices with Bourne & Hollingsworth’s own creative team and the result is an interior with a blend of artistic cool and understated charm.
Exterior - Image thanks to Bourne & Hollingworth
Image thanks to Bourne & Hollingworth
The concept was to create a worn interior reminiscent of an old European socialite’s home. Working with this idea, the 220sqm interior space was elegantly filled with many appropriate features, including custom ironwork shelving, cane benches, wrought iron chairs, rich upholstery and classic cornicing. The interior design is a superb contrast with the light textures of whitewashed floorboards, fine oak, mirrors and white marble backgrounds. Explore WOOLF projects
There are five different spaces: The Bottle Room, a 14-person dining room with floor-to-ceiling antique display cabinets. The cocktail bar, on the sunny west-facing side of the building, featuring a customised mosaic bar top over cast concrete panels. The café area with winged mahogany wicker chairs and high-backed sofas. The restaurant and the greenhouse are beautifully flooded with sunlight but created out of an existing dark alley. Look out for the unexpected surprise in this space. Explore WOOLF projects
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Bourne & Hollingsworth is a creative lifestyle company with an offering centred on socialising, entertainment and drinks.
B&H has earned a strong presence and reputation from establishing innovative and successful experiential event brands, such as Beautiful Allotment, Winter House, Cocktails in the City and The Prohibition Party, all of which are widely considered landmark events. With cocktail bars in the West End and a larger multi-faceted clubhouse, bar and restaurant in Clerkenwell and a rooftop bar and restaurant on Charing Cross Road, B&H is recognised for conceiving and creating beautiful and original interiors with a keen attention to detail and a unique and singular aesthetic.
PRODUCTION
B&H is known as a founding force in the immersive experience world. Having established a number of successful landmark event brands, B&H is also the backbone of various other well-known immersive events, providing the commercial infrastructure, creative input and experience required to run successful events, such as Secret Cinema.
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SET DESIGN
Prior to setting up WOOLF Interior Design & Architecture in West London, Verity was a production designer and set designer in the television and film industry. She designed many sets based upon a plethora of story lines, and characters from various eras. Many of her design concepts were of a historic or supernatural nature. A set design element is evident in Bourne & Hollingsworth’s work. Their in-house design team work hard to tailor each event in line with the creative brief and budget of the client, with the use of props, menu design, theming, set up and dress code of bar staff etc.
This attention to detail carries through to the venues, each one with its own style, whilst still delivering the B&H ethos of beautiful interiors in classic buildings. They strive to create breathtaking spaces (indoor and outdoor) that inspire their customers and lead new trends. Explore WOOLF projects
Artwork credit to Bourne & Hollingworth
Image thanks to Bourne & Hollingworth
Image thanks to Bourne & Hollingworth
PARTNER
As well as their own events, B&H regularly operate large bars and restaurants (both indoor and outdoor) as white label F&B providers in partnership with other well-known brands. These events can range from smaller, more intimate occasions of 500 guests, up to larger productions in excess of 10,000 guests. Through their own landmark events and wider partnerships, B&H are trusted providers in mainstay technical, commercial infrastructure and creative event delivery, characterized by their functional creativity and obsessively controlled production values.
The services include but are not limited to: operations, bars, catering and financing, as well as being very well practiced in managing licenses, licensing conditions and objectives. They are experts in following directives from licensing and local authorities, ensuring that all events comply with health & safety objectives, and operate on tightly controlled risk assessments.
Their diverse team of event organizers, set designers and cocktail creators are experts in effectively engaging the target audience with the Host’s branding, as well as providing unparalleled connections with the leading restaurants, chefs, musicians, venues and brand ambassadors. Explore WOOLF projects
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Bourne & Hollingsworth is made up of a close-knit group of friends and their mission is to inspire creativity, pleasure and happiness through the production of highly influential and creative hospitality solutions. They curate beautiful spaces and fascinating events that bring together like-minded people for an exceptional experience, delivered with a relaxed but memorable service.
“We aren’t for everyone. We intentionally aim to do things differently and are proud of the eccentric, creative dreamers who have helped us to build our brand over the years. Behind these creative cogs is an engaging, profitable machine that is serious about etching a signature in the events and hospitality sector.”
Red Deer is a herd of three Architects, friends and designers – formed by Ciarán O’Brien, Lucas Che Tizard and Lionel Real de Azúa in an attempt to better engage with the world around them. Love for the unexpected forms a starting point in their design work, studio ethos and adventures in travel. “We are not for Architecture; we want to Architect. Then pour it out and start again.”
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