A dog-shaped bronze sculpture and pale pink onyx basins feature in our latest lookbook, which collects a selection of lavish members’ clubs from around the world.
Members’ clubs are private spaces that offer social and other facilities to paying members, typically designed with luxurious touches.
From a newly opened venue in São Paulo to one of London’s first nightclubs, these eight projects reveal the breadth of visual influences and materials that make up these exclusive spaces.
This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring giant sofas, statement bathtubs and self-designed homes by architects and designers.
Soho House São Paulo, Brazil, by Soho House & Co
Global members’ club Soho House recently opened its first South American location in São Paulo‘s Cidade Matarazzo, a group of early 20th-century Italianate maternity ward buildings.
The club’s in-house design team looked to Brazilian modernism when creating the interiors, which feature textured plaster walls and locally made artisanal furniture.
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George is a dog-friendly private members’ club in London’s Mayfair, complete with an oversized sculptural relief of a bronze dachshund.
Refurbished by restaurateur Richard Caring, the club is characterised by rich decoration, including antique brass and fluted mahogany panels in the basement’s art deco-style Hound Bar.
Annabel’s, UK, by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio
Also owned by Caring, Annabel’s is another Mayfair members’ club with a similarly decadent design, crafted to elicit a sense of “fantasy”. The famed venue was one of London’s first nightclubs.
New York firm Martin Brudnizki Design Studio aimed to reference “English eccentricity” when renovating the interiors, which incorporate baby-pink onyx basins and a handmade silk flower-lined ceiling in one of the bathrooms.
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House of Koko, UK, by Pirajean Lees and Olly Bengough
London’s iconic Koko music venue reopened in 2022 following a major renovation and expansion by Archer Humphryes Architects.
Part of the project involved the creation of House of Koko, a “timeless” members’ club designed by local firm Pirajean Lees and Koko’s owner Olly Bengough. The club includes timber-clad vinyl listening rooms with under-seat record storage to give guests the feeling of sitting in a retro train carriage.
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Soho House Mumbai, India, by Soho House & Co
Soho House Mumbai is the members’ club’s first location in India. Former design director Linda Boronkay chose “regional materials and bespoke pieces sourced nearby” when creating the textile-heavy interiors.
A deep blue cinema features on the first floor, finished with padded walls upholstered in handprinted fabric sourced from the country’s Rajasthan region.
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Allbright London, UK, by Suzy Hoodless and Beth Greenacre
Women-only members’ club Allbright opened its second-ever outpost in Mayfair, featuring art pieces by exclusively female creatives across its five floors.
Bathrooms were clad with eclectic coloured wallpaper, including a graphic dragon print finished in shades of pink and purple.
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Làlia, Mallorca, by Tatjana von Stein
Làlia is a private members’ club in Palma, Mallorca. London studio Tatjana von Stein created the interior for the venue, which was restored and renovated in collaboration with local practice Gras Reynès Arquitectos.
A jewel-toned palette referencing the sunny colours of the Palma region was implemented throughout, including yellow upholstery informed by Mallorcan buildings.
Chief Los Angeles, USA, by JM|A+D, TAP Studio and AvroKO
New York studio AvroKO designed the interiors for this Hollywood members’ club, which admits “powerful women in business”.
Set within a former puppet theatre built in the 1940s, Chief Los Angeles is characterised by rich colours and furniture chosen to create a residential feel. The club incorporates many pieces by female artists and designers.
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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring giant sofas, statement bathtubs and self-designed homes by architects and designers.
