Adding a dynamic touch, the space features an installation of five pleated chandeliers that spin gracefully overhead as if dancing. Custom-designed for the project, these ‘Satellite Pendants’, with their orbiting fabric shades, were originally conceptualized by Berchtold and Kohnen on a journey through Japan, and brought to life with Austrian lighting legacy brand Kalmar. Kalmar, known for its century-long tradition of creating iconic Viennese Kaffeehaus lighting, collaborated on crafting these chandeliers, which imbue the space with playful motion into the space. Vintage glass sconces conceived as a tribute to those in the Paris nightclub Chez Régine, also by Kalmar, add to the scheme’s dreamlike charm.

The design also draws from the work of Secession architects such as Adolf Loos and Josef Hoffmann, with an angular ‘Sketch’ Lamp illuminating the skirted waiter station while simple bistro tables in steel and wood paired by saddle leather and wood chairs, all by Tutto Bene, create an inviting, laid-back atmosphere. The angular geometry of the furnishings is softened by the curvaceous lines of a monolithic stainless-steel bar that shifts the space from a relaxed coffeehouse to an aperitivo bar as day turns to night, further emphasised by the circular forms of the Studio’s ‘Oblo’ wall lights that are dotted throughout the space.

Tutto Bene’s thoughtful integration of deep green cement flooring flows effortlessly from inside to the lush courtyard, evoking Milan’s hidden gardens and offering calm, reflective moments in the heart of busy Mayfair. Restrained yet impactful, it is gestures such as these that make the Nightingale’s classic, future-forward interior feel so timeless and transformative—in a concept space that invites guests to linger, connect, and escape  against the otherwise noisy city’s hustle and bustle.