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HOSPITALITY INTERIORS

Restaurants and lounges with atmosphere and character

Sovelle curates and sources art, lighting, furniture accents and individual objects for restaurants, lounges, bars and private dining spaces — responding to the architecture, use and identity of each property.

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THE DINING EXPERIENCE

The interior should support the experience, not compete with it

Dining spaces have their own rhythm. Guests stay longer, tables move, lighting changes and service flows continuously through the room.

Sovelle works with these conditions to introduce art, objects, lighting and selected furniture without compromising comfort or function.

DINING & SOCIAL SPACES

Different settings call for different responses

Restaurants

Art, lighting and selected pieces considered in relation to dining layout, scale, atmosphere and the wider property.

Hotel Lounges

Comfortable social spaces strengthened through art, lighting and individual furniture or objects.

Wine Bars & Bars

More intimate environments where materiality, lighting, objects and collected details can introduce depth and personality.

Concept visualisation using Sovelle art and objects


Private Dining Rooms

More individual curatorial schemes for chef’s tables, wine rooms and smaller spaces where stronger art and distinctive objects can create a sense of occasion.

SPATIAL RHYTHM

One room can support different experiences

Arrival, bar, dining and private seating areas often require different levels of visual intensity. Sovelle uses focal pieces, lighting and objects to distinguish these zones while maintaining continuity across the interior.

ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL

DINING

DINING

Balanced surroundings that support rather than dominate the table.

BAR

BAR

Greater density, texture and visual character where appropriate.

PRIVATE AREAS

PRIVATE AREAS

More individual pieces and a stronger sense of enclosure or occasion.

CURATED ELEMENTS

The elements that shape the room

Arrival, bar, dining and private seating areas often require different levels of visual intensity. Sovelle uses focal pieces, lighting and objects to distinguish these zones while maintaining continuity across the interior.

Art & Wall Composition

Art & Wall Composition

Art and wall pieces selected in relation to scale, architecture and sightlines.

Lighting & Mirrors

Lighting & Mirrors

Decorative lighting and mirrors used to introduce warmth, depth and visual hierarchy.

Furniture Accents

Furniture Accents

Selected seating, tables, consoles and individual pieces where they strengthen the wider scheme.

Objects & Bar Styling

Objects & Bar Styling

Ceramics, sculpture, vessels and collected pieces for bars, shelving and focal areas.

Local & Heritage References

Local & Heritage References

Pieces connected to place and cultural context without creating a themed interior.

SELECTIVE INTERVENTION

Significant change does not always require a new interior

Significant change does not always require a new interior

Existing restaurants and lounges can often be strengthened through editing and a limited number of carefully selected interventions.

Existing restaurants and lounges can often be strengthened through editing and a limited number of carefully selected interventions.

Sovelle identifies what should remain and where art, lighting, furniture or objects can create the greatest impact.

Sovelle identifies what should remain and where art, lighting, furniture or objects can create the greatest impact.

Retain → Edit → Introduce → Rebalance

Retain → Edit → Introduce → Rebalance

HOSPITALITY IN PRACTICE

Designed around the realities of hospitality use

Designed around the realities of hospitality use

Selections consider circulation, table layout, durability, maintenance and service requirements.
Where technical input is required, Sovelle works alongside the property's architects, designers, contractors and operational team.

PROJECT APPROACH

From atmosphere to sourced pieces

From atmosphere to sourced pieces

From atmosphere to sourced pieces

Sovelle can work on a focused intervention, a single dining room or lounge, or provide a specialist curatorial and sourcing layer within a wider hospitality refurbishment.

Depending on scope, proposals may include visual studies, art and object direction, furniture accent and lighting recommendations, sourcing, indicative budgets, procurement and final placement.

Sovelle can work on a focused intervention, a single dining room or lounge, or provide a specialist curatorial and sourcing layer within a wider hospitality refurbishment.

Depending on scope, proposals may include visual studies, art and object direction, furniture accent and lighting recommendations, sourcing, indicative budgets, procurement and final placement.

Sovelle can work on a focused intervention, a single dining room or lounge, or provide a specialist curatorial and sourcing layer within a wider hospitality refurbishment.

Depending on scope, proposals may include visual studies, art and object direction, furniture accent and lighting recommendations, sourcing, indicative budgets, procurement and final placement.

Define → Curate → Source → Procure → Place

Define → Curate → Source → Procure → Place

RESTAURANTS & LOUNGES

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Each project begins with the space itself — how it works, what should remain and where carefully chosen changes can make the greatest difference.

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