Client: Tempur Sealy International
Location: Lexington, KY, United States
Completion date: 2013
Artwork budget: $100,000
Project Team
Interior Designer
Gary Volz
Champlin
Artist
Guy Kemper
Industry Resource
Erica Behrens
Mayer of Munich
Overview
Mosaics for Tempur Sealy International headquarters. There were two sites.
After the Storm evokes an image after a summer storm, when everything steams and drips beneath a re-emerging sun.
Rise and Shine is a greeting of the sun after a good night’s rest.
Goals
The artwork was intended to provide a healthy work environment and promote creativity and employee interaction. It was also intended to respond to the corporate identity and local landscape.
Process
The interior designer and Tempur Sealy liaison provided clear project goals and architectural information to ensure thematic and architectural integration success.
Additional Information
Each piece has over 50,000 individual glass smalti tiles.