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. The company's bespoke artwork in UK football and rugby stadiums was reported and their installations for high-profile corporate companies and collectors.
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History
acrylicize was founded in 2003 by James Burkeduring his final year show while studying contemporary arts at Manchester Metropolitan University. 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 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.
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.
In 2012, Acrylicize were awarded the TrainE TraidE Business of the Year title.
In November 2014, Acrylicize were named Breakthrough Talent at the FX Awards, hosted by FX Magazine.
Media coverage
Articles covering acrylicize have been published in The Independent, The Evening Standard, Metro, the front cover of FX, OnOffice, Hypebeast and Design Exchange, and others.