Anouska Hempel

Spear’s Review

Anouska Hempel is celebrated for her command of the Grand Manner – a design technique influenced by classical art, with ‘calm intimacy and subtle layering’. One project of note – Hotel Monsieur George in Paris – brings the Bosphorus to Paris. Inspired by her Arabic and Lebanese connections, Hempel has created ‘a Moroccan oasis’ via dark-green details and lush velvet furnishings.

Design historian Marcus Binney has praised her eclectic designs, which combine both beauty and charm: ‘[She] could have been born in any era, anywhere in the world – and, however lowly or isolated, she would have beaten a path to opportunity, success and good living.’