Acrylicize is a studio of artists, designers and craftsmen.

History

Acrylicize was founded in 2003 by artist James Burke during his final year while studying contemporary arts at

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has over 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Educat ...

. 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, and was joined by Paul Arad, a business graduate, joined six months later. Acrylicize's commissions include

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, Wimbledon Tennis Club,

The Office Group The Office Group (TOG) provides over 50 flexible design-led workspaces in the UK and Germany, with the majority spread across London. With a focus on developing landmark properties, the design of each workspace responds to the history and location ...

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, Moet Hennessey,

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, Helical Bar, University of Hull campus,

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Terminals 3 & 5, London Luton Airport, the

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Media Village in White City,

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and The Office GroupDesign Exchange, Winter 2010

and others. Acrylicize completed interior work for several of the UK's stadiums including

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

, the

Emirates Stadium The Emirates Stadium (known as Arsenal Stadium for UEFA competitions) is a football stadium in Holloway, London, England. It has been the home stadium of Arsenal Football Club since its completion in 2006. It has a current seated capacity ...

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and the

Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rug ...

in Cardiff.

Awards

In November 2014, Acrylicize were named 'Breakthrough Talent' at the FX Awards, hosted by FX Magazine. They were also awarded 'Best Product Award' from the British Interior Design Association in 2003. In 2010, they 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.

Media coverage

Articles covering Acrylicize have been published in

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, The

Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

, Metro, the front cover of FX,FX Magazine, March 2011

OnOffice, Hypebeast and Design Exchange, and others.

References

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External links

acrylicize.com
Design companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in the London Borough of Harrow