StartupRealities

StartupRealities No 164 CeilArt is an interior design company which has developed specialist equipment and frames that allow attaching paintings to the ceiling of a house. This makes it possible for home owners to utilise the empty space that a ceiling typically offers, while also creating art appreciation opportunities, especially for paintings displayed above the bed in a bedroom. TECHNOLOGY The company installs two perspex (transparent acrylic sheets) on the front and the back of every paining, irrespective of the strength of the frame and the canvas. The back perspex sheet helps attach the painting to the ceiling and also provides protection against damage from leaking water pipes from the floor above. The front sheet helps reduce the weight of the canvas and the pull force it produces on the frame, and protects from falling pieces in case the canvas gets torn. CEO QUOTE " We have had painted ceilings and frescoes in churches and palaces for centuries but ironically th...

StartupRealities No 87 EmbraceSpace is an interior design company that creates more space in the house by creatively installing shelving and cupboards. The company's speciality is lining with cupboards and shelves the upper end of the walls inside the room, so that the space at all ceiling corners that are not windows is utilised. CEO QUOTE "We all dump things on the floor, on chairs and tables at home. This habit creates clutter. EmbraceSpace helps you declutter your house by creating storage space high up on the walls. Think about a library: how many books can you store on shelves on the walls as opposed to in piles on the floor? The only thing that you sacrifice with EmbraceSpace is the Plaster-of-Paris decorations lining your ceiling...but these are out of fashion anyway," said company founder and CEO Emma Spaziani. Living room (image source: Wikipedia )