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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][failed verification]
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 "[1] Archived 2011-01-19 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ Brian Gainor, Partnership Activation, 10 February 2011 "[2]" Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FX Magazine, March 2011 "[3]"[failed verification]
- ^ Ben Lobel, Business XL, December 2010 ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)"[failed verification][failed verification] - ^ Design Exchange, Winter 2010 "[4]" Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Jewish News, February 2011 "[5]" Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Jewish Chronicle "[6]"
- ^ TrainE TraidE “[7][permanent dead link]”
- ^ "[8]"
- ^ . The Independent. 22 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090504011551/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sme/student-entrepreneurs-an-eye-for-the-bigger-picture-421206.html. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Evening Standard, 4 November 2010 ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)" - ^ Metro (British Newspaper), December 2013 "[9]"
- ^ FX Magazine, March 2011 "[10]"
- ^ Design Exchange, Winter 2010 "[11]" Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine