Tai Ping, creator of expertly crafted luxury rugs since 1956, has created bespoke carpets and rugs for the new 5-star Peninsula Hotel in London’s Belgravia. Over 50 unique handmade rugs and carpets can be seen in the hotel’s public and guest areas including the lobby and reception areas, ballrooms, meeting rooms, restaurants and a selection of the hotel’s private suites.
Situated at Hyde Park Corner, The Peninsula London occupies one of the city’s most prestigious addresses and the opulent interiors are the result of collaborations with numerous artisans. Joining the project in 2019, Tai Ping worked closely with three different designers: architect of the interiors Peter Marino for the public areas and suites, David Archer from Archer Humphryes in London for the Brooklands rooftop bar and restaurant, and Hong Kong-based Henry Leung of CAP Atelier for Canton Blue, the hotel’s fine-dining Cantonese restaurant on the ground floor.
Left to right: the reception of The Peninsula, Canton Blue restaurant
Approximately 50 wool and silk rugs and carpets and an additional six floors of Axminster carpets for the corridors were created for the hotel, with each one designed bespoke. The rugs were developed by Tai Ping’s designers and woven by its craftsmen to suit the unique style and design wishes of Peter Marino Architects, Archer Humphryes and CAP Atelier, but also made to withstand the heavy footfall and offer the serviceability required by a busy luxury hotel.
The project demonstrates Tai Ping’s unparalleled capabilities in custom design, and the skill of its artisans who expertly executed the complex concepts.
Natasha Laing Bonwick, Country Manager at Tai Ping Carpets UK, says: “With any project we work on, from hotels and offices to private homes to yachts and aviation, the application of the product is very important. Particularly with hotels, considerations have to be made to account for the high-traffic environment. It was an exciting challenge to design carpets for The Peninsula London – particularly with the restrictions of the pandemic. We wanted to ensure that not only were the designs beautiful and complementary of the space, but also made using the right yarns and constructed with carefully considered pile heights, twisted loops and cut piles to prioritise durability as well as aesthetic.”