JAMES ROBERTSON ART CONSULTANTS
JR ART INTERNATIONAL LTD.
ABOUT
JAMES ROBERTSON ART CONSULTANTS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002 TO CREATE
INSPIRING AND DISTINCTIVE ART COLLECTIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH
LEADING DESIGN FIRMS, TO ALLOW FOR A COHESIVE AND POWERFUL RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN ART AND DESIGN. OUR PROJECTS INCLUDE HOSPITALIT Y, RETAIL ,
LUXURY CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENTS AND CORPORATE
COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE UNIQUE ART COLLECTIONS REFLECTIVE OF THE
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A
SPECIFIC PROJECT COMBINED WITH AN INTERNATIONAL APPROACH.
OUR COLLECTIONS REPRESENT A COLLABORATION OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE,
ARTIST AND CLIENT. EACH OF OUR PROJECTS INCLUDES SITE
SPECIFIC COMMISSIONED ART WHICH RELATES TO THE OVERALL CONCEPT
OF SPACE AND DESIGN. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH ARTISTS,
WE ARE ABLE TO MERGE THE CLIENT’S OBJECTIVE AND OUR VISION WITH
ARTISTIC INSPIRATION . IT IS OUR INTENTION TO PRODUCE
ART COLLECTIONS THAT IGNITE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE
AND TRANSCEND TIME.
PORTFOLIO
CLIENTS
WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL | BEIJING | CHINA
THE LONDONER HOTEL | LONDON | UK
ST. REGIS MUSEUM HOTEL | SAN FRANCISCO | US
ST. REGIS HOTEL, RESORT AND RESIDENCES | BAL HARBOUR, MIAMI BEACH | US
SAN DOMENICO PALACE, A FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | TAORMINA | ITALY
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | MILAN | ITALY
FOUR SEASONS ASTIR PALACE HOTEL | ATHENS | GREECE
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | TORONTO | CANADA
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO | JAPAN
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | NEW YORK, DOWNTOWN | US
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | HONG KONG | CHINA
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | KUWAIT CITY | KUWAIT
FOUR SEASONS RESORT AT JUMEIRAH BEACH | DUBAI | UAE
BEVERLY WILSHIRE, A FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | BEVERLY HILLS | US
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL | BOSTON | US
FOUR SEASONS RESORT AND RESIDENCES | WHISTLER | CANADA
FOUR SEASONS RESORT I SHARM EL SHEIKH | EGYPT
FOUR SEASONS RESIDENCES | DELHI | INDIA
FOUR SEASONS GOLF CLUB | DUBAI | UAE
CASA BRERA HOTEL | MILAN | ITALY
W HOTEL | GUANGZHOU | CHINA
W HOTEL | TAIPEI | TAIWAN
CONRAD HOTEL | SHENZHEN | CHINA
EMERALD TOWER HOTEL | MGM GRAND | LAS VEGAS | US
THE PALMS HOTEL | LAS VEGAS | US
HAZELTON HOTEL | TORONTO | CANADA
HARD ROCK HOTEL | CHICAGO | US
HOTEL GODIN | MONTRÉAL | CANADA
SOFITEL HOTEL | LOS ANGELES | US
MARRIOTT HOTEL | TAIPEI | TAIWAN
HOTEL RESONANCE | TAIPEI | TAIWAN
CAFÉ BOULUD | TORONTO | ONTARIO | CANADA
MARKS & SPENCER CAFÉ | DUBAI | UAE
BLUE FIN RESTAURANT | NEW YORK | US
BYMARK RESTAURANT | TORONTO | CANADA
ONE RESTAURANT | TORONTO | CANADA
DOS CAMINOS RESTAURANT | NEW YORK | US
FIAMMA RESTAURANT | MGM GRAND | LAS VEGAS | US
SHIBUYA RESTAURANT | MGM GRAND | LAS VEGAS | US
FIN - THE MIRAGE RESTAURANT | MGM GRAND | LAS VEGAS | US
STONE ROSE | LOS ANGELES | US
AVENUE ROAD SHOWROOM I TORONTO I CANADA
LANE CRAWFORD DEPARTMENT STORE | HONG KONG | CHINA
LANE CRAWFORD DEPARTMENT STORE | BEIJING | CHINA
PRINTEMPS DEPARTMENT STORE | PARIS | FRANCE
MITSUKOSHI DEPARTMENT STORE | TOKYO | JAPAN
LOTTE DEPARTMENT STORE | PUSAN | KOREA
AMORE PACIFIC RETAIL OUTLETS | SEOUL | KOREA
DAVID YURMAN | BEVERLY HILLS | US
KŌ‘ULA AT WARD VILLAGE | HONOLULU | US
OPUS | HONG KONG | CHINA
MOUNT NICHOLSON | HONG KONG | CHINA
77 PEAK ROAD | HONG KONG | CHINA
ONE SHENZHEN BAY | SHENZHEN | CHINA
HBO | NEW YORK | US
THE RELATED GROUP | MIAMI | FLORIDA | US
TEAM
JAMES ROBERTSON – PRESIDENT
MR. ROBERTSON STUDIED ART AND INTERIOR DESIGN AT THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN IN TORONTO WHERE HIS WORK RECEIVED MUCH RECOGNITION INCLUDING TWO ARIDO AWARDS AND A HERMAN MILLER PRIZE. UPON GRADUATION ROBERTSON JOINED THE ACCLAIMED INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM YABU PUSHELBERG. AS WELL AS A DESIGNER, ROBERTSON’S ROLE IN THE COMPANY EXPANDED TO THAT OF SELECTING ARTWORK FOR THE FIRM’S CLIENTS. JAMES THEN BEGAN ON HIS ART CONSULTING JOURNEY WITH THE OPENING OF HIS OWN PRACTISE
BEFORE BECOMING A “DESIGNER THEN ART CONSULTANT” – JAMES HAD A FORMIDABLE CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL BALLET DANCER UNTIL AGE 30 AS WELL AS A SET DESIGNER IN HIS LATTER YEARS IN THE DANCE WORLD.
MR. ROBERTSON’S EXPERIENCES IN THE PERFORMANCE/VISUAL ART WORLD COMBINED WITH HIS DESIGN EXPERTISE LED JAMES’ VISION TO CONNECT GREAT ARTISTS WITH GREAT DESIGN PROJECTS TO CREATE ART COLLECTIONS AND EXPERIENCES THAT ARE MEMORABLE, INSPIRING AND ENGAGING.
JAMES HAS HAD THE HONOUR TO COLLABORATE WITH MANY LEADING INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIRMS INCLUDING YABU PUSHELBERG, BAMO, GA DESIGN, GENSLER, MEYER DAVIS, WIMBERLY INTERIORS, MARTIN BRUDNIZKI AND OTHERS.
ESTEEMED HOTEL CLIENTS INCLUDE THE FOUR SEASONS, MARRIOTT, THE ST. REGIS, W HOTELS, CONRAD HOTELS AND THE WALDORF ASTORIA.
DAVIDE RUPIANI - SENIOR ART CONSULTANT
DAVIDE RUPIANI STUDIED ART, ART HISTORY AND DESIGN IN ITALY; HE GRADUATED AT THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS OF BRERA, MILAN.
AFTER ATTENDING POST GRADUATE STUDIES IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND DIGITAL ARTS HE STARTED AN INTERNATIONAL CAREER IN THE VIDEO GAMES INDUSTRY. RUPIANI WORKED FOR 10 YEARS FOR UBISOFT - A LEADING COMPANY IN THE MULTIMEDIA INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE - AS A DIGITAL ARTIST, ART PROJECT MANAGER AND ART DEPARTMENT MANAGER, IN ITALY, FRANCE AND CANADA.
RUPIANI STARTED COLLABORATING WITH JAMES ROBERTSON ART CONSULTANTS IN 2008 AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ART CONSULTANT.
SHAHRZAD GHORBAN – ART CONSULTANT
SHAHRZAD GHORBAN RECEIVED HER MASTERS DEGREE IN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART FROM CHRISTIE’S EDUCATION LONDON. PRIOR TO THAT SHE FINISHED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FINE ART HISTORY AND NEAR & MIDDLE EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. SHE WORKED AT AN ART GALLERY WHILE OBTAINING HER BA IN TORONTO, UPON FINISHING HER MA SHE HAS HAD EXPERIENCE WORKING AT ART FAIRS. SHAHRZAD JOINED JAMES ROBERTSON ART CONSULTANTS IN 2014.
NATASHA DRENNAN - DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
NATASHA DRENNAN HAS OVER 16 YEARS EXPERIENCE MANAGING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRMS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE, RETAIL DESIGN AND INTERIOR DESIGN PRACTICES. SHE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN HR MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, RECRUITMENT , FACILITIES, IT SUPPORT, FINANCE, QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, BUDGETING AND OPERATIONS. SHE HAS AN ABILITY TO COORDINATE PROJECTS ACROSS A BUSINESS, WORKING WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT, RESULTING IN POSITIVE CHANGE.
