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11th September, 2023 – Capella Sydney has unveiled the first 26 art pieces included in its limited-release retailoffering, curated by Singapore-based consultancy The Artling.
Now available to purchase online, the works are part of the newly launched Sandstones Sydney Art Collection – anevolving selection of works either displayed at the hotel and offered as editions or by the same artists whose one-of-akind pieces are showcased throughout the property.
Featured in the debut release are eight Australian artists working in various mediums, including Justine Roche, Nadia
Culph, George Hall, Elise Cakebread, Georgia Bisley, Julee Latimer, Natsumi de Dianous and Nick Psomiadis.
Each artist involved in the collection has work currently displayed among the public and private spaces of Capella Sydney,including in the guestrooms and suites, lobby and ground-floor restaurant. Capella Sydney’s art collection, also curatedby The Artling, is among one of the largest in an Australian luxury hotel, currently comprising more than 1400 pieces.
Highlights of the Sandstones Sydney Art Collection include a captivating mixed media work, titled Trousseau, by Elise
Cakebread, whose textural Flotsam and Jetsam fabric wall-hangings flank the southern walls of Capella Sydney’sFarrer Place foyer. A one-off piece by Georgie Bisley, titled Golden Features, mirrors the artist’s energetic orange-hued
installation, Aerial, in the entryway of Brasserie 1930.
The Australian panorama – a recurring motif at Capella Sydney – is celebrated through the collection, including by wayof three sets of photographic trios: Justine Roche’s ethereal bushland captures, the striking botanical studies by Nadia
Culph and Nick Psomiadis’ sun-kissed landscapes.
“The Artling team is immensely proud to share the Sandstones Sydney Art Collection with the discerning guests of Capella
Sydney. The debut works spotlight Australian art, showcasing the talents of seven incredible local artists,” says Talenia
Phua Gajardo, Director and Founder of The Artling.
“These pieces, carefully selected by The Artling and many gracing the walls of the hotel, add a uniquely Australian touch
to the Capella experience. Now, they can adorn the homes of those who wish to own a part of this exquisite collection – atrue celebration of Australian creativity.”
View and shop the Sandstones Sydney Art Collection here.

Image credit: Heart Strings #6 – Silk Prada Dress (detail) by Elise CakebreadP R ES S R ELEAS E
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Selected works from Sandstones Sydney Art Collection here
Selected Capella Sydney imagery by Timothy Kaye here
KEY PROJECT COLLABORATORS
Architecture: Make Architects
Interior design: BAR StudioObject curation: Simone Haag
Art curation: The Artling
MEDIA CONTACTS
Élysée Collective
Alice Moore, Director
alice@elyseecollective.com.au

Image credit: Rustic Canyon (detail) by Nick Psomiadis

P R ES S R ELEAS EABOUT THE ARTLING X CAPELLA SYDNEYWithin Capella Sydney sits a wide collection of artworks and design items created by Australian artists and designers,
meticulously sourced by The Artling – the hotel’s official art consultant. Completed in 2022, the collection includes
specially commissioned pieces, namely the Gaagal mural by Otis Hope Carey in the McRae Bar and the three-dimensional
work After Haeckel by Sally Blake, accompanied in the ground-floor Living Room by Greg Hodge’s Untitled Number 6. The
art collection at Capella Sydney is one of the largest in a luxury hotel in Australia.
For more information, visit theartling.comABOUT CAPELLA SYDNEY
For generations, the Department of Education building in Sydney’s Sandstone Precinct stood quietly, its golden
facade forming an unassuming backdrop to the rhythm of the city. Reawakening as Capella Sydney in March 2023, theheritage-listed icon now welcomes guests inside its walls for the very first time, setting a global benchmark for luxury
accommodation, cuisine and cultural immersion.
Embedding visitors in the beating heart of the city’s commercial, cultural and hospitality precinct, Capella Sydney alsomarks the first property under the Capella Hotels and Resorts constellation to open in Australia. Balancing storiedarchitectural features with a contemporary design aesthetic, Capella Sydney celebrates the Australian panorama throughits interiors, location and experiences.
192 spacious guestrooms and suites and an unsurpassed wellness offering are anchored by three ground-level food andbeverage outlets and a collection of bespoke function spaces. Original characteristics are celebrated throughout the hotel,
with reimagined interiors unfurling to reveal commissioned and collected artworks, sophisticated furnishings and intriguing
objet d’art – all within footsteps of the glistening harbour foreshore, the famed Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
For more information, visit capellahotels.com/sydney
ABOUT CAPELLA HOTELS AND RESORTS
The Capella Hotels and Resorts constellation consists of properties located in Singapore, Sydney, Ubud, Bangkok, Hanoi,Shanghai, and Hainan. Future openings include exciting destinations such as Japan, Taipei, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, andSouth Korea. The exceptional hospitality brand, taking its name from the brightest star of the Auriga constellation, shines
a spotlight on local heritage, culture and community whilst crafting authentic guests’ experiences with the highest levelof personalised service and combining a legacy of thoughtful design.
In 2023, Capella was named the Best Hotel Brand in the world after being named 2nd Best Hotel Brand in the world in theTravel + Leisure ‘World’s Best Awards’ in both 2021 and 2020. Capella Hotels and Resorts is a member of DISCOVERY, amulti-brand loyalty programme representing a collection of 40 independent hotel brands over 100 countries worldwide.
For more information, visit capellahotels.com

Image credit: Trousseau (detail) by Elise Cakebread