London’s most stylish Christmas trees

hristmas is without doubt one of the true wonders of the UK capital’s calendar, bringing London’s entire west end to life with the magic of Christmas. Every winter, London’s finest hotels vie for the most extravagant festive displays for that all-important instagrammable moment.

Nothing quite compares to strolling across the centre of the city through Soho, Fitzrovia and Mayfair to take in the sparkling scenes that kick off the annual celebrations and absolutely warm the spirits. Here are some of our favourites full with creativity, inspiration and grandeur, which is exactly what London is so well known for.

From Jimmy Choo's jewel-like tree at Claridge's to the colossal 2-story tree at The Ritz, the charitable wishing tree at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park to the contemporary installation by Martin Richman at Mondrian Shoreditch.

NoMad London

For their holiday installation, NoMad London worked with floral designers Federica Carlini and Marzena Joseph. Inspired by the pioneering work and legacy of Constance Spry, not only revered for her position as the official florist for the Royal Family but also her sense of exploration and contemporary floristry. Using long lasting British greenery, the installation consists of many floating garlands, creating the silhouette of a Christmas Tree.

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Shangri-La The Shard

A fabulously futuristic festive concept is on display across the Shangri-La The Shard. Its lobby tree is a space-age ‘McQueens Flowers’ design standing out amongst the pampas trees and glitter balls with intergalactic detail galore, fitting for this iconic luxury hotel.

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Claridge’s

Every year Claridge's teams up with a designer from the fashion world to collaborate on its Christmas tree. This year's is courtesy of Sandra Choi, creative director at Jimmy Choo. The tree, named ‘The Diamond’ is a sculptural creation standing over 5 metres tall, with sparkling lights that pulse and undulate. Guests are invited to step inside the tree, as if stepping into a giant jewel.

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The Ritz London

For those desiring an all-out traditional style with ultimate grandeur, then The Ritz London delivers this festive season. Their enormous tree of gold, red and green takes one back to those classic movies of wintry New York City and its world-famous 5^thAvenue stores and buildings.

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Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

Mandarin Oriental in Hyde Park invites guests and locals to come together to celebrate this Christmas season with their Wishing Tree. Guests can add their written wishes to the Wishing Tree, which is decorated with unique pieces created by local boutiques and school children. These pieces will eventually be sold in aid of Make-A-Wish Foundation to help make critically ill children’s wishes come true.

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The Ned

The City of London’s address for Soho House - The Ned – presents a tree designed by its renowned floral partner Grandirosa. The tree stands an impressive 21-foot tall and is dressed with over 4,000 fairy lights and more than 1,000 decorations, in this year's colour palette of burgundy, gold and champagne.

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The London EDITION

Performance artist Daniel Lismore created the London EDITION’s spectacular Christmas tree in partnership with Lyndon Ogbourne of LSD Studio. The elaborate six metre sculpture features upcycled fabrics and textiles repurposed to give new life. There is lots to explore with this magical tree including hidden elements, best discovered up close.

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Mondrian Shoreditch

As the East London hotel, Mondrian Shoreditch London, celebrates its first birthday, they have chosen to collaborate with internationally renowned East-London artist Martin Richman, to design a bespoke abstract Christmas tree. Made up of acrylic blades on nylon threads that project an array of uplifting colours, creating an extraordinary visual experience.

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The Connaught

Finally, as part of Mount Street’s festive season opening, The Connaught hotel unveiled its special tree this year. Designed by London-based artist Suzy Murphy with the message of peace, the tree features references to her oeuvre, one of which is her childhood dog.

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London's luxury hospitality and retail brands offer a huge amount of inspiration to our teams during Christmas. As one of the key moments in the year for these businesses, their ideas, innovations and practises help inform Studio 104's bespoke uniform projects, which you can see on our portfolio page. For our detailed and unique process, from uniform concept to manufacture and delivery, head to our process page.

Written by Stephen - Brand & Marketing Manager‍

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