Palette San Francisco
Comprehensive Art Consultation
Interior Mural
The Palette restaurant in San Francisco commissioned artist Velia De Iuliis to create a California-themed art piece for their main dining room. The artwork features edible flowers, celebrating the state's culture, diversity, and natural beauty, while enhancing the dining experience.
Custom Tableware
Curated bespoke plateware, flatware and glassware to be used in the restaurant and sold at the Palette retail store
Artists: Andrew Kontrabecki, Sam Schumacher (Rocket Glass Works), James Austin, Marc Bauer (Made for a Museum), Galen Garretson (Town Cutler), Sasha Duerr, Jane Kim (Ink Dwell), Josh Powell (Bristle Bros), Shawn Lovell (Shawn Lovell Metalworks)
Learn more about our bespoke tableware artist residencies here.
Exterior Mural
Reaching Out by Ink Dwell, 2018
In a subtle cascade of the colors of a rainbow, Jane Kim of Ink Dwell hand paints a larger than life exterior mural, capturing an underground view of root structures.
Site Specific Art Curation
Red Nest by Diane DallasKidd, 2018
The nest and the dining table are objects created for the purpose of nourishing life. Food is the nucleus in both cases. Like chicks in a nest, we gather around a table and eat. In the meantime, we bond with each other and we celebrate life together. We share stories, create ideas, and re-establish ties with one another. Like a nest, the dining table is an incubator. The nest also represents the circle of life, an infinite transfer of energy where death gives new life to another. The red nest created from dyed tree branches, painted threads and wire allude to the red thread of fate whereby souls are forever connected by an invisible thread. The red wire makes way into the city nests, weaving our stories together. With the connection of nest, food and gathering in mind, I decided to play city bird and collect materials from various parts of the city to create nests that were reflective of a particular area or street.
Pillow Fish by Sam Schumacher, 2018
Unique, modern vessels derived from organic, naturally inspired forms. Each piece is hand formed, one at a time. Each consisting with their own living plant, growing throughout the length of the exhibit.
Retail Shop Curation
Developed, designed and curated the Palette Retail Store where customers could purchase merchandise made by the artists in residence and furnishings from the restaurant. The store was available in a both brick and mortar setting as well as online.
Artist Residency Director
James Austin is a passionate blacksmith who employs techniques from medieval times to craft one of a kind objects. For the custom oyster knife, James set out to the true natural source, sand. With the power of a magnet in sand with iron run off, James gathered material he would then smelt in this studio to produce an ingot of metal. From this ingot he would work meticulously to melt and pound out a thin smooth curved knife, which was then placed in a hand carved handle of driftwood foraged from the shores of Northern California.
We also worked with glassblower Sam Schumacher to create handblown glassware and wine decanters. Sam chose to utilize recycled glass for the water vessels, melting down a mix of used glass creates a uniform blue color in each piece. Our guests were then able to purchase these items for themselves through the retail shop.
View more about Artist Residencies here.
Gallery Director
As You See It: Palette, San Francisco 2019
As You See It is an exhibition featuring the artwork of Bay Area artists Juliette Choné and Kelley O’Leary. This collection of work explores the concept of human perception and our visual digestion of the world around us, posing questions related to self-awareness and blurred boundaries, as influenced by culture, society and our environment.
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Studio Visits
A visit to an artist's studio space is a crucial and exciting part of every project, as it offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creative process and a chance to discover new artworks. A visit to an artist's studio is an invaluable opportunity for all parties; curator, artist, and client. It allows for deeper insights into the artist's practice, and it provides the artist with an in the moment dialogue surrounding each project and vision. Such visits often foster meaningful connections and collaborations that contribute not only to the span of a specific project but long standing working relationships.