The Connaught Hotel is one of the World’s top 30 Hotels

The Client:

In 2007 Quintessa Art was called in by Oliver Laws Ltd to discuss the artwork required for the hotel’s total refurbishment. Guy Oliver knew that Quintessa was the ideal art consultancy for this assignment.

To quote the Hotel’s design brief “ Leading interior designers have been commissioned to apply their creativity, while keeping a respectful eye on the hotel’s remarkable legacy. The Connaught in 2008 should be a warm, glowing, elegant, London residence. They should be mindful of the Hotel’s position as one of the world’s top 30 hotels”.

The initial art brief for The Connaught Hotel was exacting. No two images were to be the same. The theme being that the hotel was a private home and the art within it the result of generations of collecting.

After a number of consultations with the designer Quintessa designed and manufactured silver moulding that was used to frame Guy Olivers’ selection of Getty photography.

Several years ago Quintessa took the decision to build a complete team of skilled artists and in-house artisans with a diverse range of skill sets including gold and silver leafing, and artists who paint and draw in oils, watercolours and charcoal. The ability to call on this resource, without having to “outsource” became critical to the on time delivery of the project.

Critical to the success of the project was the manner in which Quintessa’s two joint Managing Directors co-ordinated it.
Vardit Lunzer heads up the creative and client contact side of the business. Apart from having a very experienced design eye herself, she has an uncanny way of getting the very best out of her design team. A priceless ingredient.

Robert Lunzer, with a background in accountancy and corporate planning, ensures the entire processes of the company work like a finely tuned car. Together, they make a formidable partnership, heading a highly skilled team, which simply “delivers”.

Management Style

Few companies in the UK, or the rest of Europe, have the level of in-house skills combined with the breadth of experience, offered by Quintessa. The company has a loyal team who have been with them for many years, giving them a knowledge base and skill set which is second-to-none.
Quintessa’s philosophy summed up in a few words, is the key to its success. “ We create a unique and tasteful art solution for each client and deliver it on time and on budget. We are passionate about the quality of our product and the service we provide to our customers”.

The Quintessa Approach –the Key to Success

Research and in-house Resources

Another part of the commission was the design and creation of more than 80 individual oil paintings. Finally, Quintessa was commissioned to restore several of the hotel’s original antique oil paintings, and to manufacture elegant white gold leaf frames.

A Quotation from Guy Oliver, Oliver Laws Design

“It has been the utmost pleasure working with Vardit Lunzer and
Quintessa over the past 2 years, planning, commissioning and
framing an art collection for The Connaught Hotel during its recent £70 million restoration and refurbishment. Every room is unique and no two pieces of art are the same. Quintessa always rose to the occasion for a demanding client in a record time frame, producing and framing almost 1000 different oils, photographs, drawings and watercolours”.