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The massive appeal of Bethan Gray’s work owes much to her graphic interpretation of familiar motifs in nature, using colours that are easy on the eye and soul.

The easy elegance of her work makes sense at Sketch, an all-hours Mayfair brasserie and gallery whose longevity and relevance rely on its support of design ‘auteurs’.

Sketch has fun with its half dozen spaces – including its famous alien-pod loos, where they’ve hung diaphanous architectural drawings by Tannaz Oroumchi over the toilets.

It’s given over the pastoral-themed Glade – or at least the ceiling – to Moritz Waldemeyer’s Through the Looking Glass chandelier, made up of 45 magnifying glasses enhancing 45 flickering flames composed of LEDs.

Gray gets a prime spot in the entranceway – more like a swish hotel lobby than it sounds. Here she’s referenced her popular ‘dhow’ pattern, inspired by the arced sails of Oma Bethan Gray Interview | Finding the right balance in Design JEZ