Westin Hotel, Dublin, Art Deco Mural.

August 2008

Firebird Mural, Westin Hotel, Dublin - click image for larger view

Hi All,

I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful summer of ours ;-). As you may be aware from the last newsletter Triskill are in the thick of two big mosaic commissions, the Bray mosaic project (see mural-to-mosaic.blogspot.com ) and our work for the Johnstown Boys School. So, apart from the damage to our hands from clipping a thousand tiles a day we have been enjoying a very 'studio based' few weeks. There's a lot to be said for focused work!

We were reflecting on the fact that a lot of our projects at the moment are tile based so we thought for the newsletter this month we would highlight our mural work for a change. Here is a recent project completed for a restaurant in the Westin hotel in Dublin city centre (see image above). 

As you can see from the image, it is based on the Art Deco style which was chosen to tie in with the already existing fitting and furnishings in the room. The clients main objective was to create a prominent and attractive feature at a relatively low cost. By choosing a flamboyant image it brought an element of glamour to a slightly drab room. The turn-around on the job was quick too - it took us about five days to complete allowing the restaurant to refurbish in a very short period. The shots below show the development of the project. The images were based on American murals from the 1920's although the composition is all our own. It also contains elements of silver leaf.

                                  See progress of project below...



The interior designer on the job was so impressed with the final result that very soon after she got us to complete another mural in Coman's pub in Rathgar, Dublin. Again it was a similar approach with the style taken from a specifically American version of Art Deco. These are both successful examples of how a well positioned mural can transform a space without recourse to more expensive features.

Horse Mural, Coman's Pub, Rathgar, Dublin.

Finally - don't forget to check in on our Bray Mosaic project at -

mural-to-mosaic.blogspot.com