Francis Sultana curates an art and design show at the Brioni London flagship store on Bruton street. Exhibited are pieces from his latest collection Yana, together with design pieces from amongst others Zaha Hadid, Fredrikson Stallard, Barnaby Barford and Oriel Harowwd.
Art on show includes works by Damian Hirst and Matt Collishaw together with photography from Astrid Munoz. The show opened during the week of Freize and Pad in October 2012 and ran for 4 weeks.
David Gill has launched his new gallery in St James’s, London with an exhibition of sensational new work by Zaha Hadid entitled ‘Liquid Glacial’. The stunning new space drew gasps of admiration from the guests at the opening party, interior designed by Francis Sultana, newly appointed Artistic Director of the gallery. Future shows will feature the work of Mattia Bonetti, Fredrikson Stallard, Gaetano Pesce, Barnaby Barford and Amanda Levete.
Established by Yana Peel in 2011, the vision behind The Design Fund to benefit the V&A is to ensure a permanent legacy for the leading British collection of design. Involved in the fund since its conception, Francis serves as Chairman of the Private Patrons Group in order to enable the acquisition of the best contemporary design for the museum.
Tuesday 13th March 2012, saw a glamorous dinner co-hosted by Martin Roth, Director of the V&A to launch the fund, with all creative direction overseen by Francis.
Francis Sultana launched his first collection of furniture ‘Homage to the Art Deco’ at Claridges hotel in London.
For 20 years he had been designing one off bespoke commissions for his discerning clients and felt that the time had come to produce a complete body of signature work. ‘Homage to the Art Deco’ is inspired by Sultana’s early career working for David Gill, who was instrumental in throwing the spotlight back onto the masters of the art deco period before it became fashionable to do so. The collection showcases an abundant richness of materials, luxurious detailing and sleek classic forms well suited to either classic or modern interiors.
This March, Francis designed a glittering space at the Pavilion of Art & Design in Paris, in order to preview pieces from his latest collection ‘Yana’.
The second collection, an homage to his muse and friend Yana Peel, sees a hand carved Warhol inspired camouflage pattern embellishing beautiful gilded wood and bronze furniture. Fashion and Pop have been two major inspirations here, resulting in a highly creative vision that is a complete departure from the classical roots of the first collection.
