- Hong Kong Club - 2010
Commission of a 21 metre long yellow sandstone carved bas-relief wall sculpture by French artist Polo, for new office lobby renovation by David Richards, representing a pixelised ‘Petra’ inspired contemporary rendering of the famous original colonial Hong Kong Club architecture
- The Upper House Hotel, Swire Hotel Group - October 2009
Curation of sculpture collection for boutique hotel in Pacific Place, designed by Andre Fu. All sculptures in stone, ceramic and bronze commissioned by artists from Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Egypt, in calm and serene abstract forms to enhance and compliment the interior architecture.
- East, Swire Hotel Group - 2010
Commission of a number of site specific sculptures for new business brand hotel in Taikoo Shing, with interior design by William Lim CL3.
- One Island East, Swire Properties - July 2009
Commission of 13 pieces of hand carved wooden sculptures by Hong Kong artist Kevin Fung, the series entitled “The Real Me” a humorous reflection on day to day life in office towers. Each figure carved from a single block of wood.
ORANGERIE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Corporate Art & Sculpture Consultants
Orangerie International Ltd is a professional art and sculpture consultancy, established in 1995 in Hong
Kong by Alison Pickett. We have been engaged and retained by numerous high-profile clients throughout
Hong Kong, Asia and Europe, to curate and commission art on their behalf in order to enhance and improve
their developments and projects. We work directly with artists all over the world, from established famous
artists, to young up-and-coming emerging artists - our sources for sculpture are boundless and unlimited.
In 2003 we established an office in Italy, near the white marble mountains of Carrara, to source sculpture
direct from the artist studios, workshops and foundries in order to meet client expectations and demands to
acquire real rather than decorative art without paying high gallery or retail prices. This part of Italy is a
mecca for sculptors from all over the world to come and work, so an ideal centre from which to supply
sculpture for all nature of clients and their projects.
Every client is dealt with on a unique basis. As a small company, we specialize in careful and controlled
client service, by limiting the number of projects we are engaged on at a time, in order to enable us to give
our clients 100% of our attention.
Our prime ability is to assess the clients direct needs and requirements for their project, and translate these
needs into the most suitable art selection on a case by case basis. We believe that the client is an essential
part of the team, along with the architects and interior designers. And a successful project is one where we
all work together as a team accordingly to achieve the goals established in advance.
Part of our role is to also source alternative and most cost-effective fabrication solutions, where required.
We have long-standing direct relationships with pre-approved studios, foundries and workshops throughout
Italy and China that specialize in the fabrication of sculpture for both local and international artists. These
facilities have enabled us in the past to obtain more cost-effective prices, and serve as alternative fabrication
opportunities for sculptors all over the world to enable their sculptures to be realised. This not only saves
the client money, but also establishes an international cross-cultural exchange which is an important aspect
of working in the arts.