Located in Sydney’s Darling Harbour, The W Hotel 'Ribbon' is operated by the Marriot group, and a premium Signature hotel locations.
The floor covering brief to Designer Rugs was multi-layered. Not only did the rugs need to follow a clear design aesthetic, they also needed to respond to high demands of the end users.
Designer Rugs responded to all the demands with its usual care and precision. Commercial Manager at Designer Rugs, Lynnette Dowling Wiley worked with consultants Cairn Cross Martin, representing UK-based designers Bowler James Brindley onsite, and directly with the client and onsite builders/team.
“We've previously done several Marriott Hotels including Signature Pier One on Sydney Harbour,” explains Lynnette, “so we understood the level of design luxury and specification performance required.”
With multiple stakeholders, she adds that communication was key across all The W Hotel project teams. Owner/developer of the site, Greaton, wanted to work with a premium brand such as Designer Rugs on the project.
“We had the aesthetic and the concept requirement from an international interior designer along with a team on the ground,” she says. “Several factors needed to be considered. They wanted the supplier of the rugs to be able to work within the constraints and challenges of evolving design changes, Covid, numerous builders, and what was required onsite, to provide a fit-for-purpose flooring product across the various spaces.”