ZELOUF+BELL: A CONVERGENCE OF TWO OCEANS. STUDIO FURNITURE MAKERS ZELOUF+BELL AND THEIR TEAM OF MASTER CRAFTSMEN HAVE BEEN MAKING MUSEUM-QUALITY FURNITURE TO COMMISSION IN THEIR WORKSHOP IN RURAL IRELAND SINCE 1992. THEIR AWARD-WINNING WORK IS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC OFFICES, EMBASSY RESIDENCES, CHURCHES AND MUSEUMS, AT HOME AND ABROAD.THE ALLIANCE OF BELFAST-BORN MICHAEL BELL AND NEW YORKER SUSAN ZELOUF MAY SEEM A COLLISION OF CULTURES AND CHARACTERS; INSTEAD, A KIND OF ALCHEMY… Show more ZELOUF+BELL: A CONVERGENCE OF TWO OCEANS. STUDIO FURNITURE MAKERS ZELOUF+BELL AND THEIR TEAM OF MASTER CRAFTSMEN HAVE BEEN MAKING MUSEUM-QUALITY FURNITURE TO COMMISSION IN THEIR WORKSHOP IN RURAL IRELAND SINCE 1992. THEIR AWARD-WINNING WORK IS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC OFFICES, EMBASSY RESIDENCES, CHURCHES AND MUSEUMS, AT HOME AND ABROAD.THE ALLIANCE OF BELFAST-BORN MICHAEL BELL AND NEW YORKER SUSAN ZELOUF MAY SEEM A COLLISION OF CULTURES AND CHARACTERS; INSTEAD, A KIND OF ALCHEMY OCCURS, ENGENDERING EXTRAORDINARY PIECES GROUNDED IN PRACTICALITY, A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ART, HISTORY AND DESIGN.“WE DON’T FIT IN, BUT FOR US, THAT’S A STRATEGY.” THEIRS IS AN INTENSELY PERSONAL NEW MODERNISM, A DISTILLATION OF WHAT DELIGHTS AND MOVES THEM, INFORMED BY THAT WHICH CAME BEFORE. ZELOUF+BELL ARE REPRESENTED IN NEW YORK BY MAISON GERARD, IN DUBLIN BY SOLOMON FINE ART. SELECTED PIECES MAY BE SEEN IN THE COLOURFUL PARISIAN SHOWROOMS OF DAVID HICKS FRANCE. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND ACQUIRED THREE ZELOUF+BELL PIECES FOR THE MUSEUM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION. CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE THE REDESIGN OF RESTAURANT PATRICK GUILBAUD (IRELAND’S ONLY TWO-STAR MICHELIN) AND CONFERENCE FURNITURE FOR THE LISTED BUILDING HOUSING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT, KILDARE STREET, DUBLIN. ZELOUF+BELL GARNERED TWO AWARDS AT THE ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST DESIGN SHOW 2015: BEST DECORATIVE ACCESSORY BY IFDA (INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING AND DESIGN ASSOCIATION) AND BEST OVERALL CRAFTSMANSHIP BY ADORNO MAGAZINE. RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT THEIR WORK APPEARED IN MODERN MAGAZINE, FINANCIAL TIMES ‘HOW TO SPEND IT’, THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE AND THE IRISH ARTS REVIEW. Show less

Studio furniture makers Zelouf+Bell and their team of master craftsmen have been making museum-quality furniture to commission in their workshop in Ireland since 1992. Their award-winning work is in private collections, public offices, embassy residences, churches and museums, at home and abroad.The alliance of Belfast-born Michael Bell and New Yorker Susan Zelouf may seem a collision of cultures and characters; instead, a kind of alchemy occurs, engendering extraordinary pieces… Show more Studio furniture makers Zelouf+Bell and their team of master craftsmen have been making museum-quality furniture to commission in their workshop in Ireland since 1992. Their award-winning work is in private collections, public offices, embassy residences, churches and museums, at home and abroad.The alliance of Belfast-born Michael Bell and New Yorker Susan Zelouf may seem a collision of cultures and characters; instead, a kind of alchemy occurs, engendering extraordinary pieces grounded in practicality, a dialogue between art, history and design. “We don't fit in, but for us that's a strategy.” Theirs is an intensely personal new modernism, a distillation of what delights and moves them, informed by that which came before. Zelouf+Bell are represented worldwide by Bespoke Global, in New York by Maison Gerard, in Dublin by Solomon Fine Art and in the colorful Parisian showrooms of David Hicks France. The National Museum of Ireland acquired three Zelouf+Bell pieces for the museum's permanent collection. Current projects include the redesign of Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud (Ireland's only two star Michelin) and conference furniture for the Department of Enterprise and Employment, Kildare Street, Dublin. Zelouf+Bell garnered two awards at the Architectural Digest Show 2015: Best Decorative Accessory by IFDA (International Furnishing and Design Association) and Best Overall Craftsmanship by Adorno Magazine. Recent articles about their work appeared in Modern Magazine, Financial Times 'How To Spend It', The Sunday Times Magazine and The Irish Arts Review. Show less

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American voice artist, writer and designer Susan Zelouf lived and worked in New York, Rome, Los Angeles and Belfast before settling in Ireland with her husband, furnituremaker Michael Bell. A freelance programme maker and frequent contributor to RTE radio, credits include a weekly slot on The Monday 7.02 Show, Sunday Miscellany, The Arts Show, The Sunday Show, Inside Out, Off the Shelf, Round Midnight, Sound Stories, Another Time Another Space, contributor to the Prix Italia winning documentary… Show more American voice artist, writer and designer Susan Zelouf lived and worked in New York, Rome, Los Angeles and Belfast before settling in Ireland with her husband, furnituremaker Michael Bell. A freelance programme maker and frequent contributor to RTE radio, credits include a weekly slot on The Monday 7.02 Show, Sunday Miscellany, The Arts Show, The Sunday Show, Inside Out, Off the Shelf, Round Midnight, Sound Stories, Another Time Another Space, contributor to the Prix Italia winning documentary Dreaming of Fat Men, as well as compiling and presenting her own summer series’ – Women in the Spotlight and The Susan and Flo Show. Her documentary Jew was broadcast as part of Tim Lehane’s series Full Duck No Dinner. She’s written for The Living Word, Hi Noon (writer-in-residence), The Irish Times, and the Sunday Miscellany anthology. Miss Zelouf featured in Crazy Dog Audio Theatre series Big Big Space, animated films and television series’ including Freefonix on CBBC, the radio play The Deathday Party, and narrated The Gates, Bumpwoman, Guitar and Platform 17: Grand Central Station. Her voice may be heard on several film soundtracks and she co-wrote an award-winning horror film. She wrote and produced the musical theatre piece In Bed and Bored at the River Club for the Dublin Fringe Festival. As a vocalist, Zelouf has appeared in clubs internationally. Catch her Supper Club set, an eclectic mix with sounds from Bacharach to Bono, ballroom to Brazilian, acapella to Arabic pop. In preproduction, Intimate Apparel is a blend of song and spoken word, featuring some of the many provocative pieces Susan Zelouf has written for RTE radio over the past several years. As a voice over, Miss Zelouf is one of the best cold readers in the business, with thousands of hours of elearning, narration, tv and film animation and commercial credits. Show less