The Art of Design Issue 20 2016 | Page 94

94 Gallery MURO has just published its spring-summer 2016 collection of original and limited edition contemporary paintings, photography, glass and ceramics. Interior designers and other property professionals can request the digital catalogue and see more than 150 carefully selected artworks to buy, rent or commission. Prices range from less than £500 up to £10,000+. 26 The artists featured in this issue are all based in the UK, but their work is collected internationally. However, some are rapidly emerging as young talents and are certainly names for the future! Gallery MURO will rent out most pieces for periods from one day – perhaps for a property photoshoot – to one month, on a ‘try-before-you-buy’ basis, up to 24 months, as requested by many corporate clients. simon@murofineart.com www.murofineart.com Handrails & Balustrade systems from Aalco, now offering even more! Aalco is the sole UK distributor of IAM Design’s balustrade and handrail systems which give the specifier a wide choice of components to suit almost any application. Aalco offers systems in grade 304 and 316 stainless steel, ensuring that installations can withstand prolonged exposure to the British weather! Stocks are held at Aalco’s 18 Service Centres, ensuring nationwide supply. 25 The range includes newel posts, brackets, mountings, end caps and finials. Tube, bar and wire systems are complimented by sophisticated systems of glass clamps for creating decorous and striking systems which can be used to make stairs, railings, fences, balconies and more. I Love You So Very Much by Yvonne Coomber – oil on canvas – £3850 / $5471 / €4940 Request your FREE copy of Aalco’s catalogue, email your details to: aalco@shawandunderwood.co.uk Designed in Colour Ltd - Bringing colour to your home. We make and design beautiful colourful tabletop products. 27 Quirky B, Cube in Webb, Ben Pentreath for Alternative Flooring Alternative Flooring is an award-winning Coolbrand with a modern mix of carpet, rugs and runners that are big on texture, colour and pattern. It leads the way in patterned carpet with its distinctive Quirky B collection that features collaborations with great British designers Ben Pentreath, Ashley Hicks and Margo Selby. Ben Pentreath for Alternative Flooring has taken classic stone and marble flooring designs and reworked these into a range of vividly coloured geometrics – Cube, Lattice and Tetra. Alternative Flooring is proud that Quirky B is designed and made in Britain. Creating carpet is a craft and the designs are woven on traditional axminster looms and available in a 3.66m width. The composition is 80% Wool and 20% Nylon. Alternative Flooring 01264 335111 www.alternativeflooring.com We watch and generate colour trends and directions and introduce them to the consumer. Best known for having created and made the original bone china Pantone mug we present ‘British Colour Standard’ an historical 1930’s system originally used to colour-match uniforms and products across the then British Empire. Arriving this summer we bring this wonderful vintage British story back to the market, starting with this beautiful range of colourful British-made mugs. www.designedincolour.com 28