REDESIGN OF ROYAL BOX AT GUARDS POLO BOX

Interior design specialists, Evitavonni, were chosen by Guards Polo Club for one its most prestigious projects to date, the complete redesign of The Royal Box. The newly designed Royal Box will be officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen at a private event on Sunday 26th April.

Universally regarded as the most exclusive and celebrated polo club in the world, Guards Polo Club is steeped in tradition and plays host to illustrious guests throughout the season. Refurbishing The Royal Box provided Evitavonni with the perfect space in which to unleash their expertise as the unique project involved a completely bespoke brief for both the interior and exterior gallery.

Colonel Paul Belcher, Chairman at Guards Polo Club comments: "When looking for an interior designer to refurbish our Royal Box, we needed a team with an eye for exquisite design so Evitavonni completely fitted the bill and lived up to all of our expectations. Head designer Kate Williams has designed a truly impressive space which perfectly represents the elegance and exclusivity of The Royal Box."

The Royal Box must offer luxurious comfort and reflect the high standards of refinement for which Guards Polo Club is renowned. However, as it is used so extensively throughout the polo season it also needs to be a comfortable and functional space.

With this in mind Evitavonni's lead designer Kate Williams, sourced beautiful furniture and accessories which reflect the glamour of the location whilst offering the highest quality finish.

In the entrance hall of The Royal Box, a stunning slate floor has been set against understated stone coloured walls and enhanced by two beautiful limestone console tables which are adorned with elegant lamps and wall lights from Porta Romana. The stairs leading to the gallery area feature a bespoke runner designed especially for The Royal Box and lead straight out to the gallery area which has been decorated with linen striped bench seats and red velvet upholstered chairs.

In the main room, Evitavonni designed a bespoke carpet and used embroidered linen curtains in a deep red and green paisley fabric. All of the furniture has been upholstered in a rich olive brown velvet fabric purposefully selected to complement The Royal Box's elegant conference table.

The Evitavonni design team also worked with existing decorative elements of the room including a series of beautiful paintings which are now displayed in stunning green and gold frames. The tones and materials used throughout have been carefully selected to represent signature colours of the polo brand, thus sumptuous browns, greens and reds feature alongside tactile velvet, linens and leather.

The bathrooms were completely redesigned to include green and silver copper mosaic tiles which are beautifully offset by high gloss lacquered furniture crafted from the finest rosewood.

Leading Evitavonni designer Kate Williams comments; "Evitavonni are incredibly honoured to be chosen to redesign The Royal Box.

In order to do justice to such a prestigious project, we immediately immersed ourselves in researching the finer details of the stunning building and became captivated with the history and tradition of Guards Polo Club. Every aspect of The Royal Box was carefully explored to create a truly elegant concept befitting of such a distinguished venue."

Charlie Stisted, CEO at Guards Polo Club, comments: "Working with local leading interior designers, Evitavonni, was a fantastic experience for everyone at Guards Polo Club. The design team impressed us with their efficiency throughout and expertly managed the project to ensure it was completed quickly and with minimum disruption to our surroundings.

They demonstrated excellent workmanship and professionalism, and have provided us with a beautifully furnished Royal Box which we are incredibly proud of."