PARTNERS
Encounters, collaborations, creating a movement with people sharing the same passion,
this is what we love above all!
Thank you to our amazing partners for their support.
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON
London - UK
Ranked in the top 2 universities in the world for Art and Design, UAL is located in London and is Europe’s largest specialist art and design university.
The University offers students pre-degree, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in art, design, fashion, media, communication and performing arts.
RAILS exhibition at NOT JUST A SHOP
ATELIER PC MAURY
French Living Heritage company.
Artisans and owners: Patrick Maury and Chantal Duclert
Paris - France
Finest artisans for over 30 years in restoration and decoration, creators of Toile de Laque ® a lacquered cotton or linen canvas.
Toile de Laque® moulds any surface, wall, decorative panel, furniture… perfectly well and offers a wide range of colours, patterns and faux finishes (smooth, cracked, embossed textures). “Toile de Laque ® is the achievement of our polychromist expertise developed through our experience of restoration and decoration” declared Patrick and Chantal.
RAILS first prototypes.
MAISON BAHYA
Cement tiles designed in Paris, handmade in Morocco
Owners: Alexandre Sopoçko and Audrey Rode
Paris - France
Since 2015, Maison Bahya dusts off the traditional cement tiles’ aesthetics by giving the possibility to all of its professional and individual clients to have tailor made cement tiles, made to order and artisanal manufacture.
In the Moroccan workshop based in Tangier, a handful of craft masters skilfully hand making encaustic tiles and Moroccan tiles, from the customers choice of patterns and colours.
RAILS x BAHYA to create cement tiles.
COSMYDOR
Virtuous cosmetics.
Owner: Xavier Quattrocchi
Paris - France
Born in Paris in 1877, Cosmydor offers a range of organic-certified creams, balms, serums, cleansers and soaps for your face, lips, hands and body skin - all artisanally made in France using modern botanical and aromatherapy principles.
The brand is pushing sustainability in beauty to new standards with 100% biodegradable products, regional sourcing of packaging, exclusion of plastic containers, and gentle manufacturing processes with no waste of energy or water.
Cosmydor’s exceptional efficiency comes from a unique formulation philosophy: the best active ingredients are carefully selected and concentrated to the maximum - 10 to 25 times more than most existing skincare.
That is what we call virtuous cosmetics: preserving the planet whilst taking the best care of your skin.
RAILS soaps produced by Cosmydor.
PIERRE FREY
An inventive family business that combines fine craftsmanship and modernity.
Owner: Patrick Frey
Paris - France
Founded in 1935, Maison Pierre Frey creates, publishes and manufactures fabrics in an inventive and deeply eclectic spirit. It draws its inspiration from the art of distant ethnic groups as well as from the 18th century in France and contemporary art. The Pierre Frey collections combine materials and motifs in bold and unique colours. In recent years, Pierre Frey has expanded its offer to include new professions in which the House expresses all its creative power: wallpaper, custom carpets & rugs, furniture.
RAILS exhibition at Pierre Frey's London showroom since September 2019.
NI.ACKI
3D Visualization, Interior and Set Design, Art Direction
Owner: Nicholas Préaud
Paris - France
Studio specialized in making portraits of products and architecture whether developed or in development.
Their goal is to empower clients with powerful, realistic images of products by providing flexibility and features unachievable with traditional photography.
RAILS x ni.acki to create an imaginary architecture.
NECATI EMIRZADE
London - UK
Necati Emirzade is a Cypriot classical guitarist with “nice sound projection, many colours and no fear” as said by Sergio Assad, Latin Grammy award winner.
At the age of 16, Necati became one of the youngest undergraduate students accepted at the UNC School of the Arts.
He later went on to receive his Masters Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, under the instruction of Naxos recording artist Marc Teicholz.
In 2012, Necati formed a guitar duo with Mark Anderson and released their debut album, Sans Paroles, in 2015.
He is currently teaching in London and performs internationally with Mark Anderson as Duo Tandem.
Necati is a true artist with a sens of esthetism for everything. Photography is another of his passion
Necati shot RAILS's packshots and lifestyle pictures.