Martyn designed the castle with a Gustavian-style palette that
was popular in Switzerland in the late 19th century. For the
Ritterstahl, the 19th century panelling was stripped of years
of paint and given a distressed, waxed and painted finish that
looks original. He added a Swiss style fireplace as the original
had been long replaced with a radiator and embraced original
Swiss art depicting bucolic scenes to retain the innate historic
values of this room.
The grand entrance is covered in paper backed fabrics added
to the original panelling in an 18th century Swiss document
fabric that Schumacher reproduced for Martyn in a local 100
year old Swiss fabric mill. For the ancestor bar, named by
Martyn due to grouping all the historic oil paintings of Swiss
nobles from the castles original collection together in this
space, has breathtaking panoramic views over the city and
lake. Martyn gold leafed the ceiling to create a glamorous
vibe at night and a beautiful reflection during the day and
also repositioned the bar to the back of the room and added
mirrors to reflect in the views. The Adras Ikat wallpaper
which is custom- designed by Martyn, adds an exotic flavor,
whilst still in traditional colors with a strong pattern, giving an
unexpected accent to the room.