What we did Having completed the Art Consulting for the Crowne Plaza, Jeddah in 2021, the Dubai based IHG design team introduced us to the owner of the regions flagship Intercontinental Hotel. The architects had a very clear vision for the art but were seeking expertise to turn it into reality. The Art Story team set about finding exceptional artists and craftspeople who could work in the specified materials to a five star quality level. […]
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Mubadala approached Art Story in early 2022 to curate artwork and sculpture for its London HQ in Mayfair. The purpose of the art collection was to enhance the elegant, modern interior designed by Gensler with an eclectic mix of pieces that take inspiration from Mubadala’s home culture in the UAE. Art Story Worked closely with the Client team to layer in a series of original paintings, glass and bronze sculpture and styling for all areas. […]
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What we did At the time of construction, this was the largest building project in Switzerland. Art Story was contracted to build an art collection for the Hyatt Regency hotel and convention centre. Art Story commissioned local artists for key locations, adding a local layer to the narrative. Interrogation of the architectural brief identified a desire for ‘Swissness’ – a celebration of minimalism and precision. We presented directly to the client on site, which set […]
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American Express are renowned for offering exclusive access to airport lounges around the globe. They are places to unwind with complimentary refreshments but also offer a chance to explore some incredible artistic talent. American Express worked with Art Story to commission and curate a collection of artwork for their guests pleasure. Our consultants researched and briefed suitable art partners to collaborate with to create the perfect ambience for the space. The newest lounge at Heathrow […]
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Minty studied architecture at the University of Cambridge graduating top of her year in 2013 and went on to work in a London architectural practice. Here she discovered that the drawing board no longer has a place in the modern architectural office, so she returned to the pencil with the intention of keeping the art of architectural drawing alive. Her background in architecture has not only influenced her choice of subject matter but also her […]
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Debbie Smyth is textile artist most identifiable by her statement thread drawings and installations. Her work beautifully blurs the boundaries between fine art drawings and textile art, 2D and 3D work, illustration and embroidery, literally lifting the drawn line off the page in a series of “pin and thread” drawings. Her contemporary artwork is playful yet highly sophisticated and is created by stretching a network of threads between accurately plotted pins. Based in Stroud, Gloucester. […]
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Michelle McKinney works with exceptionally fine woven metals, including stainless steel and brass. The unusual translucency of these materials brings a very ethereal quality to her work. Her artwork is inspired by the space between opposites; Her choice of subject matter deliberately contrasts with the materials used in her work. The movement of hundreds of delicate butterfly wings or falling leaves are depicted in materials renowned for their strength and durability. This preoccupation with opposites, […]
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Martina Nehrling is a Chicago-based artist who received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and an MFA from the University of Chicago. She has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lake Forest College, and for the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Chicago Arts Program. She has been awarded grants by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council, and has presented her […]
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Since the mid-1970s, Etienne Krähenbühl has presented his works in a host of personal and group exhibitions in Switzerland, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the USA. Among the many distinctions he has received, he was awarded the Edouard Maurice Sandoz Foundation Prize in 2009. “The notion of time is a constant in Krähenbühl’s work: time as a testimony or expression of the artist, the materialization of his memory. Rust and wear are the materialisation […]
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Bethany’s paintings are an extension of the senses. She looks to nature for inspiration, to create a relationship between landscape and canvas. The use of texture, colour and mark explore how Bethany see’s the British landscape. Through a process of covering up and sanding back, intricate layers are revealed. The paintings grow organically, just like the landscape that surrounds us. Bethany wants the viewer to get lost in the marks and composition of her work, […]
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Celebrated English portrait and fashion photographer, Norman Parkinson, CBE (21 April 1913 – 15 February 1990) was renowned for his easy and relaxed style. His work revolutionised British fashion photography, as he moved the craft out of the studio and into outdoor settings. He constantly reinvented himself over seven decades, making himself a household name thanks to his front covers for Vogue and Harpers Bazaar. Norman focused his lense on the zeitgeist, shooting stars of the moment. […]
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Saskia Saunders creates elegant handwoven sculptures from her garden studio in Buckinghamshire, England. Saskia’s work embodies the sensation of lightness and freedom we feel when we immerse ourselves in the sanctuary of our natural world. By bringing the ancient craft of weaving into contemporary form, her work addresses our need to live more sustainably, in harmony with nature. Saskia uses natural plant-based materials and yarns such as linen, hemp and paper to connect people directly […]
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Working primarily with calligraphy inks, graphite and liquids, such as tea and alcohol, Griffiths’ fascination with drawing focuses on the creation and manipulation of the drawn line. Images explore human, geometric and floral forms, in a combination of both literal and abstract translation and in response to images and situations encountered in daily life. Images are recorded in a dreamlike sense onto the page where physical boundaries are unimportant. His work creates a journey of […]
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David Studwell is a contemporary British artist and printmaker who studied at Central Saint Martins School of Art. Having worked as an artist for over 20 years, Studwell harnesses the spirit of the sixties and seventies, the cult of celebrity and the legacy of Warhol to produce iconic screen prints. His works explore the darker side of fame, nostalgia and Americana-police mug shots of well known stars show them at their most vulnerable, or at […]
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Elizabeth Prince is a British ceramicist from Manchester, who now runs her studio from the Lake District. Her distinctive style has developed from her background in interior design and studying fine art. Whilst developing her unique range of stoneware and porcelain pottery, she pursued a successful career as an interior designer, dealing with contemporary living spaces in some of the North West’s most prestigious residential addresses. Founding Prince Design UK in 2008, drawing on her […]
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Michelle Lucking is an award winning, international pastel artist specialising in realism to create large scale, beautiful seascapes and underwater portraits. Her art explores the contrasting raw power and calm serenity of the differing states of water, and the technical challenge of capturing both its translucency and movement. Lucking’s interest extends to both the anatomy of water and the human form, and how the 2 interact; how light and water refracts the human form into […]
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Michael is an imaginative figurative sculptor working primarily in bronze. Since his very first visit to a foundry he was drawn to the fluidity and the challenges bronze presents, this is reflected and expressed in all his work. His distinctive and playful elongated figures are often impressed with emotive words and objects to create hugely expressive and textural surfaces. Solitary or grouped, his figures represent how we live in the world, combining the influences of family, friends, environment […]
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The Art Story Studio is a collection of artists with backgrounds ranging from fabric design to sculpture and everything in between. By imaginatively blending these techniques, they are able to create altogether new categories of art-making. At the studio’s heart is a team of talented fine artists, graphic designers, and mixed media specialists. Collectively, they have a diverse understanding of materiality and how these materials can be combined to make something unique. A fusion of […]
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English Sculptor Rick Kirby is endlessly inspired by the human form. After years teaching art Rick began his sculptural career stone carving. Despite selling well in galleries he began to be frustrated by stones limitations. A chance encounter with another artist encouraged him to try steel and then his imagination and his work amplified. “Steel released me, it gave me the ability to go huge, a scale that just is not possible with stone” Alongside […]
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Juliana Loveday is an exciting emerging artist whose work has been in many publications including The Sunday Times, The Observer Magazine, ENKI Magazine, Elle Decoration and Elle Decoration Country. As a printmaker she is interested in the process as much as the finished piece. The use of colour and line a key focus. The influence of modern design and colour continue to inform her work which led her to being shortlisted as Best Newcomer to London Design […]
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Tim’s exuberant expressive drawings are raw and experimental. Born in London, Tim went on to study Town and Country Planning at Cardiff University and here an unrelenting engagement with the built and natural environment was born. Tim works largely with traditional drawing materials inspired from the old masters. Dry mediums of pastel and charcoal feature widely, as does the heavy application of pigment which has distinguished his drawing style over the years. “The element of […]
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London based artist Katy Binks expresses her unique style through a powerful visual language of colour and form. Katy is a multidisciplinary artist who is known for her bold printmaking, immersive murals and bright textile design. Colour is a key part of her practice, combined with a love of architecture to create energetic site specific artwork. “I’m interested in the spaces between print, object, painting and installation, and the way artworks can operate on all these […]
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