Mayfair has never been short on good taste, but lately its edge has been getting sharper. We meet the co-founders behind Mayfair Design District, James Malcolm Green and Anne-Laure Pingreoun, in the peaceful lobby of Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, as they reveal an exciting partnership coinciding with Freize Sculpture, Freize London and PAD 2025. The Mayfair Design District began life in 2017 as a loose network connecting the area’s galleries, studios and design names. It has since grown into one of the London Design Festivals largest cultural districts, relaunching in 2024 with a new commercial focus. The Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, meanwhile, opened last year as the area’s first new-build hotel in over a decade, housed within a sleek building by British firm RSHP.
A sculptural reimagining of hospitality takes over the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
The Mayfair Design District has curated a tactile exploration of nature and form across the quietly sumptuous London hotel
Sofia De La Cruz , Wallpaper, October 5, 2025
SIO2 ‘1755’ by Gareth Neal