{"id":431355,"date":"2025-09-17T14:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431355\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:29:16","slug":"carbone-lands-in-londons-mayfair-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431355\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbone Lands in London\u2019s Mayfair District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.majorfood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major Food Group<\/a> (MFG) has debuted a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.majorfood.com\/brands\/carbone-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbone restaurant<\/a> in London\u2019s Mayfair neighborhood. The opening marks the first European outpost of the acclaimed New York institution.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is housed within the Chancery Rosewood, a luxury hotel envisioned by David Chipperfield Architects inside the former U.S. Embassy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-183734 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KFIMFG_CarboneLondon_137.jpg\" alt=\"carbone london major food group mfg ken fulk wall mural white tablecloths red ceiling black and white checkerboard floor red velvet curtain host stand reception\" width=\"375\" height=\"469\"  \/>Ken Fulk channels supper club glamour<\/p>\n<p>For the London launch, longtime MFG collaborator <a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalitydesign.com\/people\/interviews\/ken-fulk-guest-editor-memoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Fulk<\/a> drew inspiration from the legendary supper club culture of midcentury America.<\/p>\n<p>Signature elements from the original Carbone set the stage on the street level, where high-gloss blue paneling, tin ceilings, marble mosaic floors, and embroidered caf\u00e9 curtains anchor a weathered oak-and-zinc bar.<\/p>\n<p>The interiors are enhanced by a collection of works curated by Vito Schnabel that includes\u00a0pieces by Ai Weiwei, Julian Schnabel, David Salle, Ren\u00e9 Ricard, and others.<\/p>\n<p>An outdoor terrace complements the dining room with custom banquettes, rattan chairs, wrought-iron bistro tables, and umbrellas surrounded by greenery.<\/p>\n<p>A night at Carbone London<\/p>\n<p>From the first floor, guests descend a sweeping staircase adorned with a site-specific mural narrating a fantastical evening at Carbone. The artwork blends reality with mythology in a cinematic nod to New York\u2019s golden age.<\/p>\n<p>On the lower level, the bar and lounge unfolds in a sea of red damask from the archives of British fabric house Watts 1874. A cherry-red coffered ceiling inset with mirrored panels hovers over a bar featuring intricate inlaid marquetry, amber-fluted glass, and brass.<\/p>\n<p>A grand dining room completes the experience. Here, richly ebonized paneling are detaile with in mahogany marquetry, the ceiling is upholstered in burgundy billiard cloth, and oversized Italian \u2018Ciambella\u2019 fixtures cast light across red-and-white marble floors. Banquettes wrapped in Campari-red velvet mingle with distressed leather chairs and crisp white tablecloths.<\/p>\n<p>A hidden private dining room, meanwhile, channels the aura of a gilded vault through hand-applied gold trim, a coffered ceiling, and a Murano glass chandelier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a formality mixed with bravado, best defined by the style of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, El Morocco, and the Copacabana,\u201d Fulk says of his design vision.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-183729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CARBONE-LONDON-STAIRCASE-BY-KEN-FULK-INC-1.jpg\" alt=\"carbone london major food group mfg ken fulk mural red staircase black and white checkerboard floor\" width=\"900\" height=\"1246\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-183733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KFIMFG_CarboneLondon_121-1.jpg\" alt=\"carbone london major food group mfg ken fulk wall mural white tablecloths red ceiling black and white checkerboard floor backlit bar stools\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-183730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KFIMFG_CarboneLondon_022.jpg\" alt=\"carbone london major food group mfg ken fulk wall paintings murals red ceiling white tablecloths\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-183732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KFIMFG_CarboneLondon_087.jpg\" alt=\"carbone london major food group mfg ken fulk private dining room gold trim murano glass chandelier communal table white tablecloth black and white checkerboard floor\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-183735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KFIMFG_CarboneLondon_148_V2.jpg\" alt=\"carbone london major food group mfg ken fulk bar stools cobalt blue wall wood liquor shelf coffered ceiling\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More from HD:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalitydesign.com\/people\/interviews\/tristan-auer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tristan Auer Takes a Quietly Bold Approach to Luxury<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalitydesign.com\/products\/roundups\/trends-candy-colored-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trends: Six Candy-Colored Products<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalitydesign.com\/projects\/wellness-sustainability\/sustainable-architecture-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Architecture Spans Climates and Continents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Major Food Group (MFG) has debuted a new Carbone restaurant in London\u2019s Mayfair neighborhood. 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