British joinery atelier James Wellesley has completed the bespoke architectural joinery for Nammos London, the first city interpretation of the celebrated Mykonos beach club, opening in Mayfair.
Developed in collaboration with the restaurant’s interior architecture team, the two-storey project explores a more tactile and materially expressive approach to luxury hospitality. Rather than adopting the pared-back aesthetic that has dominated high-end interiors over the past decade, the design places craftsmanship, texture and sculptural form at the centre of the experience.
Every element of the joinery has been fabricated in ash with a light white stain, from the restaurant’s sweeping curved bar to ash white-stained staircase rails, reeded architectural detailing, bespoke doors, mirrored wall panels and woven rattan inserts. Radius forms are repeated throughout the interior, creating a continuous architectural language that softens circulation while reinforcing the building’s spatial rhythm.
At the centre of the restaurant is a substantial curved bar, fabricated entirely within James Wellesley’s Home Counties workshops. Constructed using steam-bent ash and precision-machined timber, the piece combines seamless bentwood construction with deeply sculpted ribbed surfaces that celebrate the natural grain of the wood. The installation required more than six months of prototyping, fabrication and assembly before being transported to Mayfair as a single engineered structure.
The commission follows another high profile bar created by James Wellesley’s – the Lalique Bar by Elicyon for WOW!house at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, reflecting an increasing demand for highly crafted architectural joinery that blurs the distinction between furniture, sculpture and interior architecture.
Throughout Nammos London, richly figured timber is paired with stone, bespoke metalwork, and carefully integrated mirrored surfaces, allowing material contrasts rather than ornament to define the character of the space. Every component was designed, engineered, and manufactured within the company’s British workshops.
According to James Wellesley, the project reflects a broader movement in luxury residential and hospitality interiors towards greater material depth and permanence. Curved architectural forms, layered natural materials, concealed detailing and bespoke architectural bars are increasingly replacing the restrained minimalism that has characterised premium interiors in recent years. Clients are also commissioning joinery conceived as long-term assets, alongside future architectural projects.
“Today’s clients are increasingly interested in craftsmanship that reveals itself over time,” says Christian Lawson, Managing Director of James Wellesley. “They are looking for spaces with material richness and architectural presence that include hidden, unexpected details – rather than decorative excess. Working from the earliest design stages allows us to push timber beyond conventional expectations, translating ambitious architectural ideas into highly engineered pieces that feel calm, effortless and enduring.”
