Lighting design and restoration
The red-brick and white stucco front of At Sloane on Sloane Gardens, Chelsea, with a globe lantern on each side of the entrance

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At Sloane

The Benson lighting, faithfully recreated

In excess of five hundred light fittings, each a faithful copy of an original Benson design, brought together by Jeremy Quantrill and Verdome with a team of specialist craftspeople.

CLIENT Cadogan Estates and Capital & ProvincialDESIGNER François-Joseph GrafWORK Lighting consultancy, supply and replication of original Benson designsLOCATION Sloane Gardens, Chelsea

500+fittings reproduced, each a faithful copy
On loanthe original Benson designs, studied and measured at first hand
Samples firstevery design proved before it was made in batches

The commission

A great Chelsea house, relit

At Sloane is a collaboration between hotelier Costes, designer François-Joseph Graf and Cadogan. It stands in red brick and white stucco on Sloane Gardens, and its lighting is the work of many hands: from the globe lanterns at the door to the reading lights beside the beds, in excess of five hundred fittings in all. Jeremy Quantrill was engaged as heritage lighting specialist, and Verdome supplied some of the fittings itself.

The original Benson designs were placed in our hands on loan, so that they could be studied, measured and copied exactly. The brief was exacting. It was not an interpretation and not a tribute, but a faithful reproduction of every fitting, in materials and finishes true to the originals. Each design called for different skills, so Jeremy worked with the craftspeople best suited to it: a collaboration with numerous artisans, each chosen for the design in front of them.

It is the most ambitious project we have undertaken, and the result is a house in which the lighting looks as though it has always been there.

The entrance to At Sloane: white stone steps, black railings and a globe lantern on each side of the door
The entrance: a globe lantern stands either side of the door.

The finished rooms

Light for every room

From the library and lounge to the restaurant, the snug and the bedrooms, the fittings are in daily use. This is what the work looks like once it is finished and lit.

The library at At Sloane, with two black and gold fleur-de-lys chandeliers hung with ribbed opal globes above a long table
The library: fleur-de-lys chandeliers hung with ribbed opal globes.
The lounge at At Sloane: a copper and brass chandelier with opal glass shades above a marble fireplace and a tall gilt mirror
The lounge: a copper and brass chandelier with opal glass shades.
A red buttoned bay seat beneath a brass and glass hanging lantern, with oil lamp style table lights either side
The bay seat, lit by a brass and glass hanging lantern and oil lamp style table lights.
A tall leaded window with a teardrop opal pendant above a writing table, a table lamp and a bracket wall light
A teardrop opal pendant, a table lamp and a bracket wall light.
The panelled snug at night: a copper lily-pad pendant above a red velvet seat, with a copper floor lamp and cream shade on each side
The snug at night: a copper pendant above the seat, with a floor lamp either side.
An oil lamp style hanging lantern with a copper canopy above striped curtains, with the restaurant beyond
An oil lamp style hanging lantern, with the restaurant beyond.
The restaurant: a cluster of opal glass pendants hangs above a white fireplace framed by shelves of porcelain
The restaurant: a cluster of opal glass pendants above the fireplace.

A faithful copy of every one.

Bedrooms and bathrooms

Where the day ends

Oil lamp bedside lights, floor lamps by the windows, wall lights and pendants in the bathrooms: the same designs, carried through every guest room.

A bedroom with oil lamp bedside lights on black tables, a brass wall light and a floor lamp beside the curtained bay window
Oil lamp bedside lights and a floor lamp by the window.
A white bedroom with oil lamp bedside lights, a bracket light above the bed and a dark wood dresser
Oil lamp bedside lights and bracket lights.
A bed with nickel oil lamp bedside lights, and hanging lanterns lighting the bathroom seen through the doorway
Nickel oil lamps beside the bed, and lanterns in the bathroom beyond.
A bedroom with a checkerboard carpet, an oil lamp by the bed and a copper floor lamp with a cream shade by the bay window
A copper floor lamp beside the bay window.
A bathroom with a freestanding white bath, a large mirror, opal glass wall lights on curled arms and a lantern above
The bathroom: opal glass wall lights, with a lantern above.
A washroom with a pedestal basin, leaded windows and a teardrop opal pendant reflected in the mirror
A teardrop opal pendant above the basin.
A washroom bay with three leaded windows and a ribbed opal shell pendant on the ceiling
A ribbed opal shell pendant in the washroom.

In the press

At Sloane and its lighting have been featured in Wallpaper* and Les Echos Week-End. Read the press coverage

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