the Savoy). As such, original artwork by Susan Shup adorns the walls, accompanied by the playful portrait photography of Jonathan Root and design-art pieces by Karen Ryan. (Hage has a long-standing relationship with many artists like Shup and Ryan who have exhibited at his London gallery over the years.) The work of architectural photographer Massimo Listri has been blown up to dramatic effect creating trompe l’oeil wall murals, which bring the contrasting perspective of grand Below and opposite page: Walls in the bedroom and bathroom have a distressed look thanks to layers of peeled off wallpaper and paint. Italian palazzos and the feeling of luxury to the little Georgian townhouse. “It would be false to pretend the rooms are large when they are not so I worked on depth and a feeling of space using photography,” he says. “[Listri’s photos are] another example of the use of contrast in the design of the hotel; using the contrast of the compact volume of the rooms with the depth of this architectural photography.” hd www.rabih-hage.com; www.roughluxe.co.uk 162 hospitalitydesign www.hdmag.comhttp://www.rabih-hage.com http://www.roughluxe.co.uk http://www.hdmag.com