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Some more impressive hotel lobbies

12th March 2013Galleriesarchitecture, Birmingham, CitizenM, Conran, Hempel Hotel, hotels, interior design, interiors, London, South Place Hotel, Staying Cool, the Rotunda, Town Hall Hotelnickminers

Well, while I can’t quite match the impressive hotels seen on the Telegraph’s travel page, I CAN share with you some of the best ones I’ve visited in the past year or so. Here are some of my favourites, in no particular order.

The Town Hall hotel in Bethnal Green is full of Art Deco highlights, such as that cubic clock, the marble pillars and the star on the floor.

The Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green, London

CitizenM London Bankside is the Dutch hotel chain’s first London based property. Guests check themselves in on arrival, and can relax in this ultra modern, eccentrically-lit rest area on the ground floor.

The South Place Hotel was designed by the world famous Conran partnership with wonderful detailing throughout, like the photomosaic tiling on the pillars and the log-pile wallpaper surrounding the slate fireplace.

London's South Place Hotel, in Moorgate — London’s South Place Hotel, in Moorgate

The Hempel Hotel is a minimalist’s dream, and after dark the lighting in the lobby changes colour to match the floral arrangement on the reception desk.

In Birmingham’s Rotunda, the Staying Cool apartments have a sparse, narrow corridor as the lobby, illuminated by long aluminium poles with colour-changing LEDs set into each one.

Staying Cool at the Rotunda in Birmingham

Corridors

4th March 2013Galleriescorridor, hotel, London, photographynickminers

A selection of corridors from recent shoots. I love the variety you can find within something that has such a basic function.

See more interiors photography at nickminers.com.

Citizen M London Bankside

Chiswick Rooms

Hotel Indigo Paddington

Apex London Wall

The Hoxton Urban Lounge

Tune Hotel Canary Wharf

SEB London

ÃštidÃºr at the Lexington: Ja Ja Ja Nordic

30th March 2012GalleriesÃštidÃºr, concert, denmark, Finland, Freja Loeb, gig, Iceland, ja ja ja, lexington, London, Manna, musicnickminers

The ever excellent Ja Ja Ja Nordic held their latest event at the Lexington last night, featuring Manna from Finland, Denmark’s Freja Loeb, and one of my favourite Icelandic bands, ÃštidÃºr. I was intrigued by how they’d fit the 12 strong Icelandic collective on the tiny stage, but as it turned out there were only 8 of them and they just about managed.

Here are a few pics from the evening.

Claire

20th March 2012Galleriesbusiness, claire, harrow, hemel hempstead, Hertfordshire, London, portfolio, portraits, rickmansworth, st albans, Watfordnickminers

I recently had the pleasure of a photoshoot with Claire, a friend who volunteered for a session after seeing my recently added Portraits portfolio (which now includes some pics of her from the shoot). I have included here the best of the bunch, and would also like to introduce you to my new portraits business, the imaginatively named Nick Miners Portraits. If you’re in the Hertfordshire area, or London, (or even if you’re not but are prepared to pay my travel expenses) please go and have a look and feel free to book a session or make an enquiry. I would love to see you.

Andrew Butler EP Launch

16th February 2012GalleriesAndrew Butler, concert, folk, Folkroom, gig, Londonnickminers

Nascent folk label Folkroom Records held their first ever launch event last night at the Queen’s Head in London, to mark the release of Andrew Butler’s EP Â ‘February 14th’. A wonderful little pub ended up very busy, and rightly so, for we were treated to a delightful evening of acoustic stringed instruments and their singers (or was it the other way round?).

Head on over on 29th for the next Folkroom event. You won’t be disappointed.