Fulton Market Lounge
A whisky bar behind a steel-framed screen, lit by candles and the bottles on the back bar.
The owners wanted a room for the second drink rather than the first: quiet, dark and comfortable enough to stay. The walls are a smoked plaster, the floor is dark oak, and the only bright thing is the back bar, lit shelf by shelf.
Seating is leather throughout: deep banquettes along the walls, tub chairs at round tables, and low-backed stools at a stone-topped bar with a brass foot rail. Every table has a candle, and the sconces are dimmed to match.
A steel and glass screen divides the bar from the lounge without closing either off, so from the door the room reads as one long space.
For rooms like these
Things we would bring to these rooms, and keep specifying in others. Each one links to its maker.
Bellhop Table Lamp
Barber Osgerby's cordless lamp, first made for the Design Museum in London. Rechargeable and dimmable, so every table in the bar gets its own pool of light.
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Danuta Double Rocks Glass
A plain, heavy-bottomed rocks glass with a soft curve, big enough for one large cube and a generous pour. It feels right in the hand on the second drink.
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Yarai Mixing Glass
The heavy, diamond-cut mixing glass its maker calls the workhorse of the bar industry. It stirs two drinks and looks right on the back bar between rounds.
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Koriko Weighted Shaking Tins
A pair of 18/8 stainless tins with weighted bases, so they seal fast, part cleanly and stand steady on a wet bar top.
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