Having not quite weathered the economic tumble, the St John Hotel was snapped up by Singapore hotelier Peng Loh's Unlisted Collection--and is now newly unveiled as the rather elegantly marquee'd One Leicester Street (yes, that's the address). Michelin-starred St John chef Tom Harris remains, but virtually the entirety of the place has been jazzed with a striking new aesthetic identity. Drawing on the sort of minimalist but warmly inviting sexiness of Shanghai sister hotel The Waterhouse, it's all muted greys, oak parquet flooring, copper pendant lamps, and lots of white, and white, and more white.
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