Kollecto
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A personal stylist for your walls. Become an art collector
Jack Smith
Kollecto — A personal stylist for your walls. Become an art collector
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Kevin Davis
Really like the idea of getting help finding art for my home - this is a real problem that I'd be willing to spend a decent amount of money on. Not being an expert, spending time looking about for art has felt like a fruitless time suck. However, even caring about this stuff, and even with my partner and I both working in tech making decent money, it feels expensive to be paying for this service on an ongoing basis. I'd love to be matched* with art and pay a finder's fee for things I like. I can easily imagine paying $50-100 on top of a piece costing $1000. Would also like this for furniture and other house stuff :) * matching based on the size of some available spaces I have in my house and preferences for subject matter / coloring / price / ?.
Tara Reed
@kgdavis Hey Kevin- Once you sign up, we'll have you specify subjects, color, price...anything. You can also video chat with your Advisor who is a real person working for you I personally like having my advisor look on my behalf, even when I'm not looking. She's always attending art shows/fairs- a few months ago she emailed me (while visiting Senegal) with an amazing piece that I eventually bought. :) However, you can pause your monthly plan anytime (kind of like Blue Apron). I'd love to have you sign up & give us feedback http://www.artkollecto.com/#signup
Tara Reed
Thanks for the love everyone! Shoot me an email if you want learn more about how we can upgrade your walls!! tara [at] artkollecto
Chris Carella
Very cool. People ask me to help them find art for their walls all the time but I don't usually do it. i'm very happy to see this service. I think the monthly subscription and a relationship with the art hunter is absolutely the right way to go but it will be interesting to see if people who are not yet collecting art understand and/or value that. Wishing this project much luck.
Jack Smith
similar to Arthena. @rrhoover you might like this
Ryan Hoover
@_jacksmith you are correct, Jack. This is rad and I like their blog, http://shitthatscool.artkollecto.... (they didn't censor themselves, @willimholte!). cc Electric Object's @jrlevine, who might also dig this.
Jack Smith
@rrhoover : @TaraReed_ has access to comment, so is available to answer any qs
Tara Reed
@rrhoover hey Ryan- love how supportive you are of art startups. Have you ever bought a piece of art?
Ryan Hoover
@TaraReed_ I bought a wood cut Space Invaders piece of art once but that's probably the only legitimate thing I've purchased. I'm an art newb. :)
Will Imholte
@rrhoover bah humbug! The URL isn't, but the header on the page is. Regardless, this seems like a pretty cool service, I know a lot of my friends would have enjoyed being advisors or selling their work—many of them were bad at selling work.
Tara Reed
@ccarella - are you an art collector or do your friends just know you have great taste?
Tara Reed
@ccarella love it! maybe you can be a specialized art advisor ;)
andrew
Interesting service, although sourcing the artwork yourself is kind of fun