Brief
A brief, not a search bar.
Tell us the palette, the period, the budget per wall. We listen, then return with a curated edit — never an algorithmic feed.
Aestera № Designer Edition · Volume I
The quiet way
to find original art.
Aestera is a private channel to independent studios — painters, photographers, and printmakers whose work is rarely seen in retail catalogues. We translate your brief into a small, considered proposal: a handful of pieces, captioned, priced, and ready for the room you are designing.
A note from the studio
Built around the way you actually work.
Proposal
Proposals, framed.
Each piece arrives with provenance, dimensions, edition notes, and placement suggestions. Print-ready for client presentations.
Source
Direct from the studio.
Original works sourced from independent artists you would otherwise meet at a fair. No markups layered by a retailer.
Plate 01 · The thesis
“We built Aestera for designers who can describe a room in a sentence — and want the art to answer it in kind. One painting in the right place is worth ten in a mood board.”
— Aestera Curation, founding letter
Three movements,
from brief to delivery.
An invitation, not an inbox
- I
The brief
A short intake — style references, budget bands, lead times. We translate it into a working palette for our curators and the studios on the roster.
- II
The proposal
A bespoke edit lands in your portal: five to twelve pieces, captioned with placement notes and pricing in your currency. Share it with clients as a print or a private link.
- III
The placement
Hold a piece, request commissions, or commit. We coordinate with the artist on framing, crating, and delivery — and keep a private record of every project under your studio name.
A membership, by referral and request
For studios that treat art as the last decision in a room — not the first.
- Residential and hospitality designers
- Procurement leads for boutique hotels
- Architects sourcing commissioned work
- Stylists curating for editorial shoots
- Galleries seeking discreet trade access
- Private clients with a long horizon
Founding chapter · By invitation
Join the designer list.
We are admitting a small founding circle of designers ahead of public launch. Leave your details — we'll write personally when your first curation is ready.
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Aestera · Independent studios, privately curated