[Willow Kemp] Now we're at the Ham Yard Hotel just behind Piccadilly Circus. It's built on a three-quarters of an acre site and we made it in a U shape around a courtyard. So we needed a piece of public art to go in the center of this courtyard, and we chose a Sir Tony Cragg. This is a really fascinating piece because it's all these different profiles rotating on an axis so you can see it from all different angles.

[Kit Kemp] Sir Tony Cragg is a British artist working in Germany in Wuppertal. One of the reasons why he enjoys working in Germany is because the foundries are so good. There are three generations of Foundry experts. And when you look at his work, which is 10 or 12 feet tall, and also as wide in diameter, each piece of the sculpture is made in very small particles, or pieces. And then they piece the whole thing together to create the whole. It's so amazing to watch people passing by because it has increased the footfall of the area.

[Willow Kemp] - It draws people in.

[Kit Kemp] - and draws people in. I mean, people love to look at it. It's wonderful to hear their reactions. And actually the other reason why Tony was interested to create this sculpture was because he said, in London itself, there are hardly any contemporary sculptures.

[Willow Kemp] We first came across Tony Cragg when we found a piece for the Haymarket Hotel to go in the lobby there. And it's an amazing stainless steel piece that looks like solid liquid. What he's done with that material is incredible. You don't know whether it's coming from the ground or from the ceiling, but what's for sure is it doesn't block your view, actually makes the space feel bigger.

[Kit Kemp] So there's Tony Cragg with his liquid sculpture. There's Sue Lawty with her very organic piece, because they're actually pebbles that were individually placed on the wall. And below that is the old Swedish sofa that we've actually recovered with a zigzag stripe just to give it that contemporary edge.

[Willow Kemp] And then on the back wall is an amazing monochrome painting by John Virtue of the London skyline. He created these amazing paintings using white paint and black shellac ink dripping off the piece. He actually thought that color was a distraction, which we're not so sure about.

[Kit Kemp] John Virtue had his studios at Somerset House. So every day he would go up to the roof, and these are very large canvases, about 12 feet long. He would paint away and then it would be rolled and taken back into his studio. What we love is that it's a very contemporary scene, but at the same time, it almost looks like medieval London. You see that history and it works very well with the Tony Cragg, and then also with Sue Lawty's work. In fact, every area has its own character. And as you travel through, you go through a conservatory area, which only has overhead light. And so we've got a Paul Winstanley on one of the back walls and it's like pistachio colour against pistachio. It's like looking through net curtains. So that sort of filigree layered effect, and then fur trees behind, but very, very subtle. He's a very subtle artist. So Haymarket Hotel, it's got very wonderful contemporary art. And I think it's that inspiration that we have found from many of the mid 20th century artists that links the Haymarket Hotel with the Ham Yard Hotel. Let's go and have a look at the lobby.