Installed early in 2011, this is our interpretation of the painting
by American artist Grant Wood. It was commissioned (for their
refurbished London home) by clients who had seen our work at the Decorex exhibition.
The Studio is an independent portrait studio, based in the South East of England. They offer contemporary, modern, traditional and pet portraiture, in a friendly, fun and relaxed environment. I translated their iconic corporate image into a mosaic installed in the unused fireplace of one of their studio spaces.
We've just received these pictures of a mosaic we designed for a client's kitchen here in Sussex. It has the retro look they wanted, but with a contemporary twist.
This is a piece I made for the Surface Design Show - and it now adorns a wall in the shop!
It's made up of three pictures - the balcony, the doors and the background - and of course, you could look out on any scene you like! It's also grouted in white and grey for maximum impact - but that also takes time!
Not all my mosaic work is large-scale architectural decoration. This replacement for a delapidated Victorian street number was commissioned for a Starbucks cafe in London's St Martin's Lane.
Our first commission - it shows a beach near the client's new-build house. A particular requirement was for a hazy feel to the mosaic, hence the white grouting.
Just to give you an idea of what I've been doing, here are a few pictures of some of my early work. The Sunset picture is about 2.4 metres high and contains about 36,000 tiles! And the only real elements on the Fireplace are the shelf and the ornaments on it.
Architectural mosaic designer specialising in large scale bespoke mosaic design. Based in East Sussex in the UK, but working across the UK and Europe. Although our speciality is larger scale architectural decoration, we also work on more traditional handcut mosaics and love being tasked with original designs or new concepts.