Collector Picks
Tolù Adẹ̀kọ́
Tolù is the visionary behind Adẹ̀kọ́ & Co. He adopts a holistic approach to design, collaborating with the finest artisans, craftsmen, and makers to create a unified aesthetic that is timeless yet globally contemporary. He’s an expert storyteller who considers and chooses every facet of every project in order to convey its unique narrative.
Born in Nigeria, Tolù moved to London in 1995. In his teens, he was mentored by Design Museum founder Sir Terence Conran on furniture design. He honed his artistic flair at Camberwell College of Arts (now University of the Arts London), and later attained his Interior Design BA degree at Bournemouth University. During his studies he developed a distinctive aesthetic characterised by classic luxury and attention to detail, craft, and functionality.
Tolù has held several senior positions at renowned interior design firms, including David Collins Studio. He has worked on multiple residential, hospitality and maritime projects all around the world. Selected projects include Gordon Ramsey’s Maze Grill Restaurant; The Ritz, Edition, W, Hilton, and Marriott hotels; and MSC, Norwegian, and Viking cruise lines.
Tolù is a proud member of the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) and The Society of British and International Interior Designers (SBID).
Justin Small
Justin K. Small is the visionary Founder & CEO of Future Strategy Club and Creative Impact Club, two dynamic platforms that blend creativity, strategy, and impact. Justin has a passion for helping organisations innovate and navigate complex challenges by fostering collaboration between freelance talent and businesses. His work at Future Strategy Club has earned him a reputation as a thought leader in the creative industries, and he continues to drive change by creating spaces where strategy meets artistic expression.
Rosalie Savory
Rosalie Savory offers an extensive knowledge of the art market and an enthusiasm for finding interesting, meaningful works in a variety of media. She places emphasis on the enjoyment of the acquisition process and hopes that she can share a sense of discovery with her clients whilst helping them to navigate the often-complex world of galleries and auction houses. Rosalie aims to introduce collectors of all budgets to the joys of buying art. She can advise on framing, conservation, and installation, as well as bidding at auction. Rosalie can also consult on the curation, re-hanging and re-framing of existing collections.
COLFORD
COLFORD was founded in 2023 by Imogen Beresford & Nathan Cole.
With backgrounds in the luxury lifestyle and gifting industries, the studio was born out of a shared interest in offering a more considered approach to gift wrapping.
From the careful research of materials and their origins to the conscientious execution of projects with positive impact objectives, the pair share a desire to disrupt the gifting industry in a beautiful and responsible way.
Mike taylor
Mike Taylor was born in London in 1958.
He gained a BA in Fine Art Painting from Newport School of Art 1979-81 before completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Printmaking, Central School of Art 1981-82.
He is the Co-founder of a number of significant cultural institutions & awards including; Standpoint Studios and Gallery, 1986 to present, an artists run gallery, studio and educational charity, The Artists International Print Project, Scuola di Venezia, Italy and is the co- founder and director of the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award.
He established Paupers Press 1986 – present, a fine art print and publishing studio that works with some of the UK’s leading contemporary artists. Teaching includes Central St. Martins, Norwich, Camberwell and the Royal College of Art.
Lindsay Dewar
Lindsay Dewar is the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Analytics, and has been with ArtTactic since 2017. Leading the analytics and research team, she is responsible for developing research and products. She also runs the mentoring and internship programmes. Lindsay regularly speaks about the art market on panels and gives lectures at Kingston University on the MA Art Business course. She also is an active member of the Association of Women in the Arts (AWITA). Her art world experience includes emerging Contemporary art galleries, art advisories and valuation companies, as well as various art research positions. She holds a Masters in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute of Art, and a Masters in Art Market Appraisal from Kingston University.
Elenor Ling
Elenor Ling is Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, responsible for the care and development of the Museum's works on paper. She has a special interest in prints, and histories of print collectors and collecting. She is a member the Print Curators’ Forum, a group that supports curators who are studying, cataloguing and exhibiting prints from all periods in public collections in the UK and Ireland, and to advocate the importance of such works in the understanding of art. Her research areas include working with digital initiatives to find new ways of engaging with the Fitzwilliam Museum’s exceptional print collection. She is also working on a book on Cambridge-based Master Printer, Kip Gresham (1951–2024)
Carolina Laia Jozami
Carolina Laia Jozami is an Argentinean curator who works in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Argentina and as an independent curator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master 's degree in Argentinean and Latin American Art History. She researches the reconstruction of ephemeral artworks and its relevance. She is interested in researching the role of geographical and time displacements in relation to the making of artworks and their display.
She worked for over ten years in large public and private art institutions in Argentina such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Palais de Glace-Palacio Nacional de las Artes and Espacio de arte Fundación OSDE.
Sigrún Davíðsdóttir
Sigrún Davíðsdóttir is an Icelandic journalist and an art lover, living in London. Her art focus is on young and emerging artists and young and emerging galleries. Sigrún supports the Delfina Foundation, the Chisenhale Gallery and the Drawing Room.
Cassandra Bowes
The Social Art Agency Founder, Cassandra Bowes, is a social media content and marketing strategist, curator, collector, and cultural influencer with over a decade of experience in the art world.
Cassandra established The Social Art Agency in early 2022, pioneering the first social media agency for arts and culture organizations. Leveraging her extensive expertise in both the primary and secondary markets, Cassandra specializes in devising growth, engagement, and content strategies, working with data intelligence and utilizing the most recent developments in the digital space to target real art world audiences. Since then, the agency has gone on to work with the world's leading art fairs, museums, galleries and cultural institutions to transform their online presences. We specialize in social media strategies and a 'digital-first' approach designed to empower the art world and connect them with their communities on platforms such as Instagram, Tik Tok, Youtube and more. 
Helen Carr
Helen Carr is an award nominated, Times and Sunday Times bestselling historian and author. Her new book, Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century is published by Hutchinson Heinemann and out in May 2025.
Déirdre Kelly
Déirdre Kelly obtained Master of Arts in Printmaking from Wimbledon School of Art in 1984, becoming a member of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers and since has been exhibiting work regularly in UK, France & Italy. Her work is held in many public and private collections including the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Tate Gallery Library, London, University of Leeds Library, U.K. Luciano Benetton Collection, Italy, N.I.V.A.L, Dublin, Ireland, National Gallery of Canada Library, Canada, and M.O.M.A. Library, New York, U.S.A.
Kelly was founding director and curator of the Hardware Gallery, London (1986-2003) specialising in printmaking and artist’s books exhibitions. Hardware was at the centre of the U.K. artist’s book revival of the late 1980s and 1990s. Its artists’ book collection is now housed in the British Library and documentation on Hardware Gallery activities is part of Tate Archive at the Tate Britain, London.
Georgia Powell
Georgia is a Director & Co-founder of CURA Arts. She specializes in the professional management, research and display of collections. Her passion lies in promoting the potential of the private collector in the art eco-system.
Georgia studied Art History in Italy and the UK, earning a BA and MA in the subject. Georgia gained experience at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and with an exhibition designer, working with prominent private collections including The Myers Collection at Eton College and the Portland Collection at Welbeck Abbey. She then managed The Redfern Gallery on London’s Cork Street. As Assistant Curator of the private collection owned by The Goldsmiths’ Company in London, Georgia was responsible for managing, exhibiting and expanding a collection of more than 9,000 objects.
Georgia is a lecturer at Christie’s Education and speaks regularly on the subject of the role of the Collector today. Georgia is Curator to the Estate of Jane McAdam Freud and advisor to the Estate of Feliks Topolski. She is a Trustee of Plain Sight Archive, a member of the international Catalogue Raisonné Association and a mentor for I Like Networking, helping artists and those working in the arts.
Verity babbs
Verity Babbs is a Southampton-based art critic-comedian and presenter from Northampton.
She graduated with a History of Art Degree from the University of Oxford and has collaborated on projects with Tate, the National Gallery, Soho House, National Film and Television School, and Royal Museums Greenwich.
Her work focuses on making the art world more accessible and bringing laughter into cultural spaces. Verity is the founder of Art Laughs, live art-themed comedy events which made its Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2022.
MEET BERNARD
Inspired by the notion of bringing the world's best and most loved brands closer to home, Meet Bernard opened its Greenwich menswear store In 2006. The store blossomed into a thriving fashion hub for the South-East and with the opportunity to expand, Meet Bernard opened its womenswear 5 years later. Since then a Covid closure ensued and 2 new stores in East Dulwich transpired. They've been knocking around for a while.
With a back-drop of East Dulwich, a slice of South-East that's steeped in culture, creativity and open parks, Meet Bernard began to encompass more than just being a retail store; it became part of the London community.
