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The Fan Through a shared love of the historic Mayfair area of Hanover Square, one of London’s finest and oldest squares, Mandarin Oriental worked with the iconic British fashion house Vivienne Westwood to design a handcrafted fan to illustrate this – a signature emblem to inform the individuality of the new Mandarin Oriental Mayfair and the first fan to be 100% made and designed in the UK in over 70 years. The inspiration for the fan started with the historic Hanover Square, named in honour of George I, the Elector of Hanover. The Square was laid out in the late 1710s and was originally lined with fine terraced houses, occupied by some of London’s most celebrated society figures, and today is the home of Westwood’s flagship boutique, just across from the hotel. 58 | Simply Abu Dhabi