Acrylicize
acrylicize is an art and design studio in Shoreditch, east London, England that produces bespoke art installations. It is the workplace of James Burke, Paul Arad and their team.[1] The company's bespoke artwork in UK football and rugby stadiums was reported[2] and their installations for high-profile corporate companies and collectors.[3]
History
acrylicize was founded in 2003 by James Burkeduring his final year show while studying contemporary arts at Manchester Metropolitan University.[4] The exhibition consisted of several ink-designed acrylic pieces with mock price tags which people took for real. After the majority of the exhibits had sold, Burke formed the company; Paul Arad, a business graduate, joined six months later.
Acrylicize have been commissioned by The Coca-Cola Company, H. J. Heinz Company, Google, Sunseeker, Moet Hennessey, The Cumberland Hotel, Deloitte and Touche, Helical Bar, University of Hull campus, Heathrow Airport Terminals 3 & 5, London Luton Airport, the BBC Media Village in White City, Addison Lee and The Office Group[5] and others. acrylicize completed interior work for several of the UK's stadiums including Wembley Stadium, the Emirates Stadium, Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[6]
Awards
acrylicize were awarded Best Product Award from the British Interior Design Association in 2003.
In 2010 acrylicize were nominated for Business of the Year at the TrainE-TradiE awards.[7]
In 2012, Acrylicize were awarded the TrainE TraidE Business of the Year title.[8]
In November 2014, Acrylicize were named Breakthrough Talent at the FX Awards, hosted by FX Magazine.[9]
Media coverage
Articles covering acrylicize have been published in The Independent,[10] The Evening Standard,[11] Metro,[12] the front cover of FX,[13] OnOffice, Hypebeast and Design Exchange,[14] and others.
References
- ↑ Creative Review ""
- ↑ Brian Gainor, Partnership Activation, 10 February 2011 "" Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ FX Magazine, March 2011 ""
- ↑ Ben Lobel, Business XL, December 2010 ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-02-23."
- ↑ Design Exchange, Winter 2010 "" Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Jewish News, February 2011 "" Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Jewish Chronicle ""
- ↑ TrainE TraidE “”
- ↑ ""
- ↑ The Independent, 22 October 2006 ""
- ↑ The Evening Standard, 4 November 2010 ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-02-23."
- ↑ Metro (British Newspaper), December 2013 ""
- ↑ FX Magazine, March 2011 ""
- ↑ Design Exchange, Winter 2010 "" Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.