About Us

Atelier was formed in 2007 by the fashion designer Beca Lipscombe, illustrator Bernie Reid, both living in Edinburgh, and fine artist Lucy McKenzie, originally from Glasgow, based in Brussels. The company was founded to bring fine art criticality to the realm of commercial design and by extension apply the expertise and practicality of the applied arts to exhibition and object making.

Now consisting solely of Lipscombe and McKenzie, their work to date includes commissions for public and private spaces, temporary and permanent display, design objects and publishing. Specifically suited to each context, everything is realised with modest and often traditional techniques executed by the artists themselves and local industry. They use a variety of media; draped fabric, decorative painting such as marbled and wood grained faux finishes, silk-screen and digital printing and stenciled motifs.

Conceptually, the partnership is rooted in a common interest in artisan and specialised production, especially in the vernacular, applied in challenging and inventive ways. They have recently produced their first fashion collection which is available to buy through a series of showrooms this year.

2011
'The Inventors of Tradition', independent exhibition with Panel, Glasgow (cat)
'Town Gown Conflict', group exhibition, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich (cat)
'The Inventors of Tradition', collection showroom, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, GSA, Glasgow, TWAAS, New York, Cabinet, London (cat)
Cologne Kunstverein Annual Editions Exhibition, Cologne (cat)
2009
Limited edition screen print for Schweizerische Graphische Gesellschaft, Zürich
2008
’Atelier’, solo exhibition, The Lighthouse, Glasgow
‘,,,In The Cherished Company of Others…’, group exhibition curated by Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Kunstmuseum Aan Zee, Oostende
’Project 88: Lucy McKenzie’ exhibition design, MoMA, New York
2007
’The Flying Duck’ interior design, Glasgow
’Atelier’ showroom / interior design, Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne

R-L 'Administrators Catriona Duffy and Lucy McEachen, designer Beca Lipscombe, tailor Steven Purvis, artist Lucy McKenzie' photo: Robbie Smith		Atelier photo: Robbie Smith