As anyone who’s ever deliberated over the placement of an ornament will tell you, decorating a Christmas tree is very much an act of self-expression. Perhaps you favour a maximalist approach, loading up creaking branches with as much tinsel and fairy lights as they can possibly stand (Christmas is, after all, a time when a certain amount of good taste goes out the window). For others, decorating a tree is about restraint and the meticulous spacing of baubles. Whether you think carefully about your colour scheme before you start, or just throw things on with wild abandon, it’s fair to say that how a person decorates their tree reveals something about them.
With this in mind, it seems only natural to begin to wonder, how would the most expressive people express themselves in tree form? It’s a question Claridge’s have been asking – and answering – over the course of the last 15 years. Each Christmas, the historic Mayfair hotel invites a different designer to create a spectacular tree for their grand foyer. It’s become a much-loved and eagerly anticipated tradition, drawing in flocks of visitors each season who rush to see the new tree. And this year, it’s Paul’s turn.
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