Satelliet-Browns, specialist furnishers to the leisure industry, has won widespread praise for its part in bringing an iconic Glasgow Hotel back to life after it had lain derelict for several years.

Businessman Mohammed Azir Sharif has invested millions of pounds in restoring the Lorne Hotel in the city's West End to its former glory, with Satelliet-Browns furnishing the high profile public areas.

Designer Claire Kinna, a director of Surface ID whose speciality is interior design for bars, clubs and hotels said: "We were delighted with the quality of Satelliet-Browns workmanship and their attention to detail.

"The décor creates a very classy feel with the use of natural brick, dark wood finishes and a lovely light palette, while the furniture really punches out the colour in a very discrete way, which is exactly the effect we were looking for.


"The detail in some of the chairs and sofas is superb. We have wing chairs in black crocodile leather with tan hair-on-hide panels, and really interesting effects like seats and cushions with contrasting coloured piping which you only notice when you sit down."

The hotel’s General Manager Martin Lawrence said bringing the hotel back to life was a massive task, but they are "really pleased" with the results achieved and how the furniture compliments the overall design.

Harvey Ockrim, Managing Director of Satelliet-Browns, added: "The Lorne Hotel has been a great project to work on, but it has also been very challenging. A lot of the furniture was either totally bespoke or required our craftsmen to re-upholster some ranges in specific materials to achieve the desired effect for the client.

"We even built some of the furniture from scratch including two massive sofas where all we had to work from was a sketch of how they should look. I am glad to say the finished articles look absolutely fantastic."

The Lorne Hotel is going through a 'soft' opening phase with the spacious Bilberry Cocktail Bar area, and the Bukhara restaurant, and conservatory up and running while phase two including the 107 bedrooms and conference and banqueting suites for up to 300 will follow shortly.

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