Curating Art for Hotels
Collaborating with the world's most revered hotel brands, our curators develop bespoke art collections for global projects in locations such as Europe, the Arabian Peninsula and Asia.
Each carefully crafted hotel art collection speaks to the unique culture of its context, bringing local heritage to life for a wide audience. Promoting talented local and international artists, every hotel collection feels both relevant and fresh.
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An Oasis Amidst Arid Sands
Raffles entrusted Artelier to curate a bespoke art collection for their new desert palace hotel: an ancient desert palace reimagined with the luxuries of today. Nestled on the Bahraini coastline, our team researched, commissioned and curated the entire collection, drawing inspiration from the lushest of greenery to the driest of deserts.
Woven Histories
Adorning the hotel’s entrance, contemporary textile wall art honours Bahrain’s rich legacy of community and trade, paying homage to weaving traditions cherished and preserved across generations.
A Modern Twist
Pieces celebrate the fusion of tradition and modernity – traditional Bahraini materials interwoven with contemporary art styles, reflecting the architectural blending of the city and its local culture.
Investing Locally
At the core of our curation is a commitment to strengthening the local Bahraini art market. We scouted emerging and established talent in the region, like artist-painter Omar Al Rashid, whose jewel-toned palette and original textural approach capture the vibrancy of the Bahraini community.
Preserving Craftsmanship
Our curators have unearthed hidden talents in timeless, sustainable crafts. Ancient heritage techniques have been meticulously preserved, from an artist specialising in lapis-lazuli pigmented ceramics to another adept in intricate gold-threaded textiles, the collection echoes generations of creative ingenuity.
A Human Touch: Figuration
Reflecting the international spectrum of guests to the hotel, Ebrahim BuSaad’s Cubist-influenced painting blends European modernism with idioms from Bahraini culture: a paisley-clad woman paired with a friendly Lutino lovebird.
Fragments from A Dilmun Past
Contemporary Bahraini artists used heritage pottery techniques to honour the artistic ingenuity of those from bygone eras. Memories of the ancient Dilmun civilisation are reawakened by fragments mimicking an archaeological excavation of precious ancient tiles.
Poetry & Calligraphy
Inspired by Bahrain’s Sumerian namesake as "the place where the sun rises," Bahraini artefacts reference the intertwinement of ancient script and modern Dilmun language.
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Lost Treasures
Gold, treasured for millennia, embodies timeless opulence. This mystique spans civilisations, symbolising Bahrain's luxurious Dilmun era and Raffles' role as a destination during the Golden Age of Travel.
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Art Services for Hotel Art
Understand the Project Vision
Each project in the hospitality industry has a unique context, design scheme and brand principles.
As a hospitality art consultant, we collaborate with project teams, interior designers, stakeholders, owners and operators to establish a deep understanding of the project’s vision, and how best to communicate this through high-quality curated hotel art.
Contextual Art Research
Through extensive research into the hotel's context, Artelier unearths ideas for artistic themes and develops visual narratives, intelligently and elegantly weaving them throughout the project.
This thematic approach offers a rich basis for a coherent and bespoke hotel art collection that will have a meaningful connection to the locale and a timeless quality.
Concept Development & Curation
Building on our artistic research, Artelier explores artwork concepts that bring to life the visual narratives. Identifying key locations for art throughout the hotel, we ascertain optimal placement, and specially curate each area to maximise the impact of artworks in the hotel.
Art Specifications & Detail Design
As part of our process, we review each artwork and the hospitality spaces to establish an artwork specification and detailed design which meet the project requirements.
This includes creative direction and the finer details of materiality, as well as technical considerations for hotel art, like framing, installation and fire safety.
Art Procurement & Commissions
To ensure that the artistic vision and narrative is realised to its full potential and quality standards, our hotel art consultants provide a comprehensive service in overseeing the procurement and commissioning process for all artworks.
With a wealth of knowledge of materials and art techniques, we offer specialist art market insight for artwork commissioning and art fabrication to ensure the highest standards of quality across the hotel art project for our clients.
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Project Management
Delivering turnkey hotel project management, Artelier's team of hospitality art consultants and project managers are based on site and can coordinate and supervise each stage of the production process.
We rigorously monitor timescales and liaise with project teams, ensuring that deliverables are met and that the process is efficient and seamless.
Logistics & Installation
Artelier manages project teams and offers full support in organising logistics for delivering art for hotels, including meticulous labelling, fine art packing, shipping, import and export documentation, delivery and specialist fine art installation services on site.
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Working With Hospitality Art Consultants
Working with a luxury hotel art consultant ensures access to specialised expertise and decades of experience in curating art for hotels.
Hotel art consultants can collaborate with key stakeholders to create a richly informed, tailored art collection for clients and guests, from initial concept to final installation, providing a complete turnkey service.
Industry Essays
Explore Artelier's industry essays, where we share our insights into art for prestigious hotels and key innovations in the industry.
Work with Us
"Working with Artelier was a pleasure. Their work demonstrates intelligent thought processes and remarkable creative abilities, with a clear understanding of the client’s brief. David was collaborative, open to challenges, and easy to work with. He truly listened to achieve the desired result."
Nadia Shafiq, Omniyat
Dorchester Collection, One at Palm Jumeirah Dubai