Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton - London, UK
Lambeths Townhall main registra reception waiting room mural incorporates local landmarks, monuments, and trees from the parks helping to create a sense of community and connection to the borough's natural and architectural heritage.
It creates a calming yet uplifting space to wait in.
The colours and design elements come together to convey a wonderful mood in this waiting room.
Lambeth Town Hall, situated in the heart of Brixton, is a grand old Edwardian building which opened over a century ago in 1908 by King George V and Queen Mary. The Grade II listed building has recently undergone an impressive refurbishment which has beautifully restored the building to its original glory, making it a picturesque location to get married or form a civil partnership.
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Testimonial - Sarah H. Lambeth Townhall
Katja has worked for us on a number of projects in Lambeth Town Hall over the last few years.
Katja brings a fresh and vibrant quality to her designs along with a nod to depth and tradition.
She has designed bespoke wallpaper for key spaces within the Town Hall for us, along with advising on colour palettes to compliment.
She has taken my jumbled thoughts and created truly special spaces.
Incorporating ‘hidden’ images of key Lambeth people and places in the wallpaper for our main ceremony suite, as well as the soon to be completed Mayor’s Heritage Suite rooms, she has created beautiful, luxuriant and timeless spaces for couples to celebrate whilst connecting to Lambeth.
She has also completed a wallpaper mural for our Registrar's waiting room, a place where we see customers who are experiencing the best and worst of key life events.
It was important that this space was tranquil and calming but also reflective of our beautiful borough.
The final mural, celebrating our green spaces, is truly a wonderful one of a kind, delivering everything and more that was asked for.
Katja is a joy to work with, a creative visionary
Brixton Blog Article
Brixton Design Trail star Katja Behre of Elli-Popp brings to life Lambeth council’s register office in the revamped town hall in Brixton with a specially commissioned wallpaper mural.
Her trademark “hide and seek” design encourages visitors to look deep within the mural to discover the hidden depths of Lambeth people and culture.
Katja says: “With such an abundant and rich history I felt it important to discreetly add cultural figures into the design – from William Blake and Olive Morris, to vintage photographs of Brixton and Brixtonians.
“All these illustrious south Londoners are also mixed in with the current locals – as it is the people who make Lambeth.
“It was an honour working on this commissioned wallpaper mural not only as a local, but I also learnt a lot about the cultural heritage of this diverse district and council,” says German-born Katja.
