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

  1. ↑ Creative Review ""
  2. ↑ Brian Gainor, Partnership Activation, 10 February 2011 "" Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ FX Magazine, March 2011 ""
  4. ↑ Ben Lobel, Business XL, December 2010 ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-02-23."
  5. ↑ Design Exchange, Winter 2010 "" Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ The Jewish News, February 2011 "" Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ The Jewish Chronicle ""
  8. ↑ TrainE TraidE “”
  9. ↑ ""
  10. ↑ The Independent, 22 October 2006 ""
  11. ↑ The Evening Standard, 4 November 2010 ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-02-23."
  12. ↑ Metro (British Newspaper), December 2013 ""
  13. ↑ FX Magazine, March 2011 ""
  14. ↑ Design Exchange, Winter 2010 "" Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.

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