February 8, 2018
The London Art Fair returned to the business design centre in Islington from 17-21st January.
The London Art Fair returned to the business design centre in Islington from 17-21st January.
January 25, 2018
Virginia Grub of Art Contact was invited to present a talk on the ‘Importance of Art and Lighting for Interior Design’.
Virginia Grub of Art Contact was invited to present a talk on the ‘Importance of Art and Lighting for Interior Design’.
Our client, one of the largest private equity investors, with offices globally. Art Contact was commissioned to review, refresh and supplement their existing art collection to suit their new offices at Nova South, Victoria.
To assist with the move Art Contact audited the collection and produced a detailed plan for each artwork. Where necessary artworks were re-framed to suit the new offices.
In addition Art Contact was invited to source and select new site specific artworks to complement both the existing collection and also their corporate identity. The resulting purchases and commissions were managed from design through to installation and at the appropriate time the collection was delivered and installed in their new offices.
Art Contact was approached by a client in Moscow to purchase 3 sculptures. The sculptures had been seen on our website, purchased and were then sent to Moscow.
The sculptures were supplied, packed for shipment and sent by international art carrier via Italy, for consolidation with other items, and onto Moscow.
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Art Contact was approached to source and supply suitable artworks for a sample room for a new hotel in the Philippines. Working entirely from architectural drawings and mood boards the artwork and framing was selected and agreed.
Once agreed the pictures were framed, packed for shipment and sent by air freight to their final destination in the Phillipines.
See below a selection of the pictures supplied.
Art Contact was asked by the Fishmongers Company to arrange for the Conservation and Restoration of their Pageant Scroll. The scroll depicts the Lord Mayors pageant of 1616 and dates from around that time.
The scroll was hanging in a frame, mounted on fabric stretched over a wooden support. As part of their on-going refurbishment of the Hall it was decided to make a feature of the scroll by placing it in a purpose built display cabinet in the Library of the Fishmongers Hall.
Art Contact made the arrangements for the scroll to be removed from its existing frame and support. The scroll was then transported to our paper restorer for conservation, restoration and re-mounting onto a new conservation grade support.
The mounted scroll was then packed and placed in storage until the display cabinet had been installed ready to receive the re-mounted scroll.
See the images below in the various stages of the project.
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Art Contact was asked to assist M3 Capital Partners with the display of some of the photographs of development sites they have been involved in. Images were selected and enhanced by adding strategic colour to highlight areas within the image to give a ‘pop-art’ feel to their original photographs.
Images were selected for a number of wall recesses. These images were printed onto Di-bond panels and floated inside perspex boxes which were designed to fit into the recesses.
One large image, again printed onto Di-bond and floated in a large perspex box was installed leaning against the wall on a slightly raised shelf in the reception.
Other items were mounted and framed in specially milled Oak moulding to match the other woods use in the design of these offices. The images were again selected from detail photographs of their development projects.
The installed artworks were so well received that we have since supplied similar imagery to their offices in the USA.
Following damage to an art print in a motor accident in Spain, Art Contact was approached to arrange the restoration of the un-framed print.
The damaged print was restored by our paper restorer, packed, crated and returned via our international shippers to our client in Puerto Banus.
Art Contact was selected to source and supply artwork for the new London Digestive Clinic in Welbeck Street. Working with the Designers a series of images were selected to complement the ’boutique’ theme of the clinic.
In keeping with the overall design the images were printed onto acrylic panels and installed with stainless steel stand-off panel fixings.
As well as the artwork Art Contact was also requested to source and supply accessories for the clinic including ceiling lamp shades, ceramics, coffee table books, clocks, magazines and vases with floral arrangements for all 5 floors. The accessories completed the boutique theme through out the clinic.
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Art Contact was approached by the Royal Marsden Hospital to source suitable artworks for their refurbished ward. Work was selected for the reception area, corridors, consulting rooms and the patient rooms. A woodland theme was selected for the reception and corridors with more colourful artist prints for the consulting rooms.
These artworks were framed in a moulding to suit the rest of the decor and were installed on security fixings to ensure that they do not get out of line when cleaned.
See a selection of images below.
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