A Considered Approach to Art and Interiors
A Considered Approach to Art and Interiors
A Considered Approach to Art and Interiors
A Considered Approach to Art and Interiors
ALABAS exists to reduce choice, not multiply it.
In an industry driven by constant launches and visual overload, we take a different approach, believing that careful selection, thoughtful context, and responsibility create more lasting value than sheer volume.
We are not built around trends, speed, or scale.
We are built around judgment.
ALABAS exists to reduce choice, not multiply it.
In an industry driven by constant launches and visual overload, we take a different approach, believing that careful selection, thoughtful context, and responsibility create more lasting value than sheer volume.
We are not built around trends, speed, or scale.
We are built around judgment.
ALABAS exists to reduce choice, not multiply it.
In an industry driven by constant launches and visual overload, we take a different approach, believing that careful selection, thoughtful context, and responsibility create more lasting value than sheer volume.
We are not built around trends, speed, or scale.
We are built around judgment.
ALABAS exists to reduce choice, not multiply it.
In an industry driven by constant launches and visual overload, we take a different approach, believing that careful selection, thoughtful context, and responsibility create more lasting value than sheer volume.
We are not built around trends, speed, or scale.
We are built around judgment.
ALABAS exists to reduce choice, not multiply it.
In an industry driven by constant launches and visual overload, we take a different approach, believing that careful selection, thoughtful context, and responsibility create more lasting value than sheer volume.
We are not built around trends, speed, or scale.
We are built around judgment.
ALABAS takes its name from alabaster, a material known for its soft translucency and quiet strength. Long valued in architecture and sculpture, alabaster diffuses light gently and reveals depth over time.
The name reflects the philosophy behind the platform, clarity without excess, material integrity, and a belief that enduring presence matters more than spectacle.
ALABAS takes its name from alabaster, a material known for its soft translucency and quiet strength. Long valued in architecture and sculpture, alabaster diffuses light gently and reveals depth over time.
The name reflects the philosophy behind the platform, clarity without excess, material integrity, and a belief that enduring presence matters more than spectacle.
ALABAS takes its name from alabaster, a material known for its soft translucency and quiet strength. Long valued in architecture and sculpture, alabaster diffuses light gently and reveals depth over time.
The name reflects the philosophy behind the platform, clarity without excess, material integrity, and a belief that enduring presence matters more than spectacle.
What We Do
What We Do
ALABAS is a curated platform where design professionals and private clients can source and shop collectible art, furniture, lighting, and objects with confidence and clarity.
We collaborate with selected artists, designers, and studios, presenting a carefully edited collection alongside sourcing support and bespoke commissions for collectors and trade clients.
ALABAS is a curated platform where design professionals and private clients can source and shop collectible art, furniture, lighting, and objects with confidence and clarity.
We collaborate with selected artists, designers, and studios, presenting a carefully edited collection alongside sourcing support and bespoke commissions for collectors and trade clients.
ALABAS is a curated platform where design professionals and private clients can source and shop collectible art, furniture, lighting, and objects with confidence and clarity.
We collaborate with selected artists, designers, and studios, presenting a carefully edited collection alongside sourcing support and bespoke commissions for collectors and trade clients.
Beyond acquisition, we support the full lifecycle of objects, from first placement to potential future rehoming, through documentation, provenance, and the ALABAS Archive.
Our role is not to host inventory, but to stand behind what we present.
Beyond acquisition, we support the full lifecycle of objects, from first placement to potential future rehoming, through documentation, provenance, and the ALABAS Archive.
Our role is not to host inventory, but to stand behind what we present.
Beyond acquisition, we support the full lifecycle of objects, from first placement to potential future rehoming, through documentation, provenance, and the ALABAS Archive.
Our role is not to host inventory, but to stand behind what we present.
Beyond acquisition, we support the full lifecycle of objects, from first placement to potential future rehoming, through documentation, provenance, and the ALABAS Archive.
Our role is not to host inventory, but to stand behind what we present.
How We Curate
How We Curate
Curation at ALABAS is an act of responsibility.
Every object is assessed through a consistent lens: material honesty, structural resolution, process, context, and longevity. Selection is guided as much by exclusion as by inclusion.
We do not curate seasonally.
We do not curate for novelty.
Curation at ALABAS is an act of responsibility.
Every object is assessed through a consistent lens: material honesty, structural resolution, process, context, and longevity. Selection is guided as much by exclusion as by inclusion.
We do not curate seasonally.
We do not curate for novelty.
Curation at ALABAS is an act of responsibility.
Every object is assessed through a consistent lens: material honesty, structural resolution, process, context, and longevity. Selection is guided as much by exclusion as by inclusion.
We do not curate seasonally.
We do not curate for novelty.
Instead, we return deliberately to a small number of enduring questions:
How is this made?
How does it age?
What does it contribute over time?
This allows the collection to grow with continuity rather than disruption.
Instead, we return deliberately to a small number of enduring questions:
How is this made?
How does it age?
What does it contribute over time?
This allows the collection to grow with continuity rather than disruption.
Instead, we return deliberately to a small number of enduring questions:
How is this made?
How does it age?
What does it contribute over time?
This allows the collection to grow with continuity rather than disruption.
Material Integrity
Material Integrity
Priority access to new works, limited editions, and unreleased collections before public launch. Members are able to place works within projects before general availability.
Priority access to new works, limited editions, and unreleased collections before public launch. Members are able to place works within projects before general availability.
Priority access to new works, limited editions, and unreleased collections before public launch. Members are able to place works within projects before general availability.
Artistic Intent
Artistic Intent
A curated program of studio visits, intimate dinners, collection previews, and behind-the-scenes encounters with designers and makers. ALABAS is designed to deepen material understanding and professional dialogue.
A curated program of studio visits, intimate dinners, collection previews, and behind-the- scenes encounters with designers and makers. ALABAS is designed to deepen material understanding and professional dialogue.
A curated program of studio visits, intimate dinners, collection previews, and behind-the-scenes encounters with designers and makers. ALABAS is designed to deepen material understanding and professional dialogue.
Longevity Over Trend
Longevity Over Trend
A curated program of studio visits, intimate dinners, collection previews, and behind-the-scenes encounters with designers and makers. ALABAS is designed to deepen material understanding and professional dialogue.
A curated program of studio visits, intimate dinners, collection previews, and behind-the-scenes encounters with designers and makers. ALABAS is designed to deepen material understanding and professional dialogue.
A curated program of studio visits, intimate dinners, collection previews, and behind-the-scenes encounters with designers and makers. ALABAS is designed to deepen material understanding and professional dialogue.
Limited & Considered Output
Limited & Considered Output
Priority access to new works, limited editions, and unreleased collections before public launch. Members are able to place works within projects before general availability.
Priority access to new works, limited editions, and unreleased collections before public launch. Members are able to place works within projects before general availability.
Priority access to new works, limited editions, and unreleased collections before public launch. Members are able to place works within projects before general availability.
Curatorial Direction
Curatorial
Direction
Curatorial Direction
Curated in collaboration with selected designers under the direction of Solvita, Creative Director & Founder.
Curated in collaboration with selected designers under the direction of Solvita, Creative Director & Founder.
Solvita leads the platform’s curatorial framework, defining selection criteria, presentation standards, and long-term continuity across the collection. Her approach is grounded in material integrity, formal clarity, and enduring relevance within art and interiors.
Solvita leads the platform’s curatorial framework, defining selection criteria, presentation standards, and long-term continuity across the collection. Her approach is grounded in material integrity, formal clarity, and enduring relevance within art and interiors.
Solvita leads the platform’s curatorial framework, defining selection criteria, presentation standards, and long-term continuity across the collection. Her approach is grounded in material integrity, formal clarity, and enduring relevance within art and interiors.
The curatorial role establishes standards, articulates positions, and ensures that every inclusion is defensible – not only for its immediate presence, but for its capacity to endure.
The distinction between curatorial judgment and commercial activity allows the platform to remain disciplined, consistent, and accountable.
The curatorial role exists to establish standards, articulate positions, and ensure that every inclusion is considered not only for its immediate presence, but for how it endures over time.
This separation between curatorial judgment and commercial activity allows ALABAS to remain clear, consistent, and accountable.
The curatorial role establishes standards, articulates positions, and ensures that every inclusion is defensible – not only for its immediate presence, but for its capacity to endure.
The distinction between curatorial judgment and commercial activity allows the platform to remain disciplined, consistent, and accountable.
The curatorial role establishes standards, articulates positions, and ensures that every inclusion is defensible – not only for its immediate presence, but for its capacity to endure.
The distinction between curatorial judgment and commercial activity allows the platform to remain disciplined, consistent, and accountable.
The curatorial role establishes standards, articulates positions, and ensures that every inclusion is defensible – not only for its immediate presence, but for its capacity to endure.
The distinction between curatorial judgment and commercial activity allows the platform to remain disciplined, consistent, and accountable.
The curatorial role establishes standards, articulates positions, and ensures that every inclusion is defensible – not only for its immediate presence, but for its capacity to endure.
The distinction between curatorial judgment and commercial activity allows the platform to remain disciplined, consistent, and accountable.
For Collectors
Choosing art is rarely impulsive. It takes time, reflection, and conviction.
We work with a limited number of carefully selected artists and studios across the UK and Europe, chosen for the strength of their practice, material excellence, and long-term relevance. The collection is intentionally restrained, allowing space for depth rather than volume.
For collectors
For Collectors
For Collectors
ALABAS is designed for those who choose carefully.
Choosing art is rarely impulsive. It takes time, reflection, and conviction.
Choosing art is rarely impulsive. It takes time, reflection, and conviction.
Choosing art is rarely impulsive. It takes time, reflection, and conviction.
We recognise that acquiring art and interiors is not an impulsive act, but a considered decision that often involves time, reflection, and confidence. Our role is to reduce uncertainty – through context, clarity, and responsibility – rather than to accelerate choice.
We work with a limited number of carefully selected artists and studios across the UK and Europe, chosen for the strength of their practice, material excellence, and long-term relevance. The collection is intentionally restrained, allowing space for depth rather than volume.
We work with a limited number of carefully selected artists and studios across the UK and Europe, chosen for the strength of their practice, material excellence, and long-term relevance. The collection is intentionally restrained, allowing space for depth rather than volume.
We work with a limited number of carefully selected artists and studios across the UK and Europe, chosen for the strength of their practice, material excellence, and long-term relevance. The collection is intentionally restrained, allowing space for depth rather than volume.
We work with a limited number of carefully selected artists and studios across the UK and Europe, chosen for the strength of their practice, material excellence, and long-term relevance. The collection is intentionally restrained, allowing space for depth rather than volume.
Each work presented through ALABAS is documented and contextualised, allowing collectors to make decisions with a sense of orientation rather than pressure.
Our role is to bring clarity and context to the process, so decisions are made with confidence and at your own pace.
Each work is documented, positioned, and presented with consideration, giving collectors a clear understanding of what they are acquiring and why it matters.
Our role is to bring clarity and context to the process, so decisions are made with confidence and at your own pace.
Each work is documented, positioned, and presented with consideration, giving collectors a clear understanding of what they are acquiring and why it matters.
Our role is to bring clarity and context to the process, so decisions are made with confidence and at your own pace.
Each work is documented, positioned, and presented with consideration, giving collectors a clear understanding of what they are acquiring and why it matters.
Our role is to bring clarity and context to the process, so decisions are made with confidence and at your own pace.
Each work is documented, positioned, and presented with consideration, giving collectors a clear understanding of what they are acquiring and why it matters.
Our role is to bring clarity and context to the process, so decisions are made with confidence and at your own pace.
Each work is documented, positioned, and presented with consideration, giving collectors a clear understanding of what they are acquiring and why it matters.
For Trade Professionals
For Trade
Professionals
For Trade Professionals
You design spaces with intention and long term vision. We support that process by sourcing art and collectible interiors that align with your architectural direction and material palette.
You design spaces with intention and long term vision. We support that process by sourcing art and collectible interiors that align with your architectural direction and material palette.
You design spaces with intention and long term vision. We support that process by sourcing art and collectible interiors that align with your architectural direction and material palette.
We assist with sourcing, commissions, and coordination, helping you maintain clarity across budget, timelines, and presentation. The goal is not to add more, but to add the right work.
Our trade relationships are built on trust and long term collaboration
Trade relationships are built on clarity, discretion, and reliability. We support projects through curated sourcing, commissioning pathways, and logistical coordination, while maintaining pricing discipline and curatorial consistency.
Trade access is not volume-driven.
It is purpose-led.
We assist with sourcing, commissions, and coordination, helping you maintain clarity across budget, timelines, and presentation. The goal is not to add more, but to add the right work.
Our trade relationships are built on trust and long term collaboration.
We assist with sourcing, commissions, and coordination, helping you maintain clarity across budget, timelines, and presentation. The goal is not to add more, but to add the right work.
Our trade relationships are built on trust and long term collaboration.
We assist with sourcing, commissions, and coordination, helping you maintain clarity across budget, timelines, and presentation. The goal is not to add more, but to add the right work.
Our trade relationships are built on trust and long term collaboration.
We assist with sourcing, commissions, and coordination, helping you maintain clarity across budget, timelines, and presentation. The goal is not to add more, but to add the right work.
Our trade relationships are built on trust and long term collaboration.
Continuity &
the Archive
Continuity &
the Archive
Continuity &
the Archive
Collecting responsibly includes planning for what comes after acquisition.
The ALABAS Archive exists to support the thoughtful rehoming of works originally acquired through ALABAS, preserving context, provenance, and curatorial integrity. It allows objects to move between environments without losing meaning or value.
The Archive is selective by design.
It is not a resale marketplace, but a continuation of care.
Collecting responsibly includes planning for what comes after acquisition.
The ALABAS Archive exists to support the thoughtful rehoming of works originally acquired through ALABAS, preserving context, provenance, and curatorial integrity.
Collecting responsibly includes planning for what comes after acquisition.
The ALABAS Archive exists to support the thoughtful rehoming of works originally acquired through ALABAS, preserving context, provenance, and curatorial integrity.
Collecting responsibly includes planning for what comes after acquisition.
The ALABAS Archive exists to support the thoughtful rehoming of works originally acquired through ALABAS, preserving context, provenance, and curatorial integrity.
Collecting responsibly includes planning for what comes after acquisition.
The ALABAS Archive exists to support the thoughtful rehoming of works originally acquired through ALABAS, preserving context, provenance, and curatorial integrity.
The Archive is selective by design.
It is not a resale marketplace, but a continuation of care.
It allows objects to move between environments without losing meaning or value. The Archive is selective by design.
It is not a resale marketplace, but a continuation of care.
It allows objects to move between environments without losing meaning or value. The Archive is selective by design.
It is not a resale marketplace, but a continuation of care.
It allows objects to move between environments without losing meaning or value. The Archive is selective by design.
It is not a resale marketplace, but a continuation of care.
It allows objects to move between environments without losing meaning or value. The Archive is selective by design.
It is not a resale marketplace, but a continuation of care.
A Long View
A Long View
ALABAS is built to last.
ALABAS is built to last.
It is not shaped by speed, algorithms, or constant expansion, but by attention, judgment, and continuity. We believe that what remains matters more than what circulates.
It is not shaped by speed, algorithms, or constant expansion, but by attention, judgment, and continuity. We believe that what remains matters more than what circulates.
It is not shaped by speed, algorithms, or constant expansion, but by attention, judgment, and continuity. We believe that what remains matters more than what circulates.
Everything presented here is chosen with the expectation that it should still feel relevant – and defensible – over time.
Everything presented here is chosen with the expectation that it should still feel relevant – and defensible – over time.
Everything presented here is chosen with the expectation that it should still feel relevant – and defensible – over time.
Notes, Occasionally
Notes, Occasionally
New products, limited editions, event invitations and
much more – curated, not constant.
New products, limited editions, event invitations and much more – curated, not constant.
New products, limited editions, event invitations and
much more – curated, not constant.
New products, limited editions, event invitations and much more – curated, not constant.