A SELECTION OF CONTEMPORARY COMMERCIAL MURALS
EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR MURALS FOR OFFICES, HIGH STREET FACADES, INTERIOR DESIGNERS WORKING WITH COMMERCIAL APARTMENTS, HOTELS, BARS, RESTAURANTS AND MORE
MID CENTURY MODERN MURAL FOR YOUR APARTMENT’S CO-WORKING SPACE, MILTON KEYNES
Hired by Bristol interior design company, Simple Simon, Sophie worked up a bespoke mural design to fit in with the elegant, modern and stylish interiors of Your Apartment based in Milton Keynes. The mural is a decorative focal point for a co-working, social space, for those staying in one of the self service apartments which are also located in London too.
UPFEST / COR BAR AND RESTAURANT
Sophie Rae created this fun and energetic piece of street art for Upfest in Bristol for the 75 walls in 75 days project in 2021. Working with assistants this playful design transformed a corner of North Street in Bristol, in five days. Two levels of scaffolding helped Sophie reach all corners of this large exterior wall and wrap the design around onto the front of the building above COR bar and restaurant. Painted using brushes and masonry paint. This Upfest special was featured on Best of Bristol and Visit Bristol’s Instagram pages to a huge positive response.
Photos taken by @bristolstreetartandgraffiti and @thiscitymum
COURTX PORTSMOUTH MURALS
Sophie Rae spent five days painting two large boards, about 6.5 x 2.5 meters each, on the exterior fences of CourtX tennis courts in Portsmouth. The boards are part of a changing arts program there, along a public path, near the sea front. The motifs take inspiration from the nearby gardens, but are beautifully balanced in her contemporary bold style.
Check out CourtX website for more information.
BOTANICAL, ABSTRACT MURAL AT PWC OFFICES, BRISTOL
This mural brings some character and colour into an otherwise mundane office space in the heart of Bristol, near Temple Meads train station. Sophie has created a space that uplifts the mood of this corporate tech heavy space, with her contemporary and bold design. It provides an inspiring backdrop to the companies daily activities.
MODERN, ABSTRACT, BOTANICAL MURAL FOR LIEVITO BAKERY, CAFE, SHOP SOMERSET
Sophie Rae painted this mural on three interior walls for a new bakery premises near Castle Cary, Somerset. The mural sits in a space which holds a large communal table just off to the side of the bakery shop and cafe, where people can sit in a shared social space and enjoy a coffee. Sophie went in during the refurbishment of the bakery to paint the mural. Working with an interior designer to incorporate their chosen colour palette. They asked for something bright, contemporary and a fusion of abstract and botanical. This design has been made into a print, which is available from Sophie’s shop page.
ABSTRACT BOTANICAL MURAL FOR THE HOARDINGS ON TEMPLE WAY IN BRISTOL
Sophie installed this design in a long days work, using large, bold, botanical motifs, with pops of colour to appeal to the busy, high traffic area of Temple Way, a main road leading down to Bristol’s main Temple Meads Train Station. This project is an example of how a large space can be completed in less time if the design is tailored to suit, and rollers are utilised to fill-in large sections of the design. The site of this mural measures roughly 8 x 2 meters. Feedback from this quick job was,
‘the mural looks great, the client is really happy and glad you didn’t get sun burnt either!’
It was a very hot day, but the trees provided an excellent canopy of shade.
BOTANICAL MURAL FOR MOKOKO CAFE IN PORTISHEAD, BRISTOL
New Portishead café, Mokoko, invites customers with a personalised statement wall mural. The interior design company, Simple Simon, that commissioned Sophie Rae said she,
‘… interpreted the brief really well and her design fitted seamlessly with in our concept. Her design brought the whole space together. Sophie overcame any problem we threw at her. It was a pleasure collaborating with her on this project.’
The owner behind Mokoko wanted to have a statement, personalised wall in his café, that was botanical and fitted in with the interior design and colour scheme and made it stand out against other cafés. The design also needed to allow gaps for the textured concrete plaster to be seen, in keeping with other walls on site. It also needed to be finished before the café opened to the public. There was also a section of wall which was not included in the initial measurements given when the mural was designed. Sophie was flexible and amended the design within the set timeframe.
Sophie Rae created a botanical repeating pattern that decorated the space in a gentle way, using two specific colours that were used elsewhere in the cafe. The coffee machine was the same green. She worked around a busy team of electricians, plumbers, painters, etc… to get the wall completed in time. Sophie Rae was responsible and trustworthy, opening and locking up the building herself, when working different hours than other contractors.
Murals of this kind are beneficial to companies or individuals that want to decorate their space in a personalised way. Sophie Rae listens to your brief and can work flexibly to allow for unforeseen changes.
Photos taken by Greg Moss or Sophie.
ABSTRACT, BOTANICAL MURAL FOR THE FENCE BAR IN FARRINGDON, LONDON
The interior design company that commissioned Sophie Rae said she,
‘…came in at the very last minute to help us with a bar refurbishment in Farringdon producing 2 large murals on the walls. They both look amazing and add incredible colour and vibrancy to the space. The project was completed under tight time constraints and we are thrilled with the results. Looking forward to using Sophie on another project soon.”
The aim was to create a statement wall that was bright and colourful, in keeping with the rest of the interior design and could be completed whilst other contractors were in the space, sorting out electrics, sanding and painting the floor etc… After the mural was complete table and chairs were placed against the wall.
Sophie Rae put a design together which the client was immediately happy with. She communicated with the site foreman and had responsibility for locking up the building after she had finished work for the day.