Em Sherif at Harrods London Iznik Tile Project

Em Sherif at Harrods London Iznik Tile Project

Em Sherif at Harrods is a luxury Lebanese restaurant located within Harrods, London’s iconic shopping destination. For this special restaurant, Em Sherif’s first location in Europe, the Iznik tiles were produced by İznik Mavi Çini using the traditional underglaze technique.

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The Em Sherif at Harrods London project is a special interior application in which traditional Iznik tiles were used as a contemporary architectural surface within a luxury restaurant setting. The blue-and-white botanical patterns complement the restaurant’s refined Middle Eastern-inspired atmosphere, adding a strong artistic and cultural layer to the space.

The apple tree pattern used in the project was interpreted with reference to the historical example found in Edirne Selimiye Mosque. Although the original example is colorful, it was reinterpreted in blue and white to align with the restaurant’s interior design language.

Within the same compositional approach, the cypress tree motif, frequently seen in Ottoman decorative art, was also applied in blue and white. This allowed historical motifs to gain a new context within a contemporary restaurant atmosphere.

“In this project, we focused on interpreting historical motifs in harmony with the color balance and architectural identity of a contemporary restaurant atmosphere.”
— İznik Mavi Çini, Senior Architectural Projects Production Facility Manager
Who made the Iznik tiles of Em Sherif at Harrods?
The Iznik tiles of the Em Sherif restaurant at Harrods in London were produced by İznik Mavi Çini using the traditional underglaze technique. Em Sherif at Harrods is the brand's first restaurant in Europe.

Where does the apple tree pattern at Em Sherif at Harrods come from?
The apple tree pattern is based on the historic example in the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne and was reinterpreted for this project in blue and white.

Which other motif is used at Em Sherif at Harrods?
The cypress tree motif, common in Ottoman decorative art, was also applied in blue and white.

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