A US-wide museum loan programme is using ROKBOX fine art shipping crates to reduce costs and packaging waste, increase packaging efficiencies, and make working conditions safer for art handling teams.
The team at Embelco, fine art shippers in Belgium, has asked themselves a question for a while now. How can they provide better protection for paintings whilst being more sustainable?
ROKBOX to add text here. Canada’s favourite fine art shippers artverb* are early adopters of sustainable innovations Back in 2003, their first truck “Herb” was a low-emission propane-powered vehicle. In 2022 artverb* started to cut emissions further by using ROKBOX crates to move works between Toronto and New York on their weekly shuttle.
ROKBOX had the honour of interviewing artist and experimental designer Jessie French. Jessie also founded Other Matter, a pioneering circular materials lab. Jessie shared a philosophical and practical reflection on what it means to create work that responds meaningfully to the conditions of the present. ROKBOX: Thanks for joining us Jessie. Can you tell us…
Landmark solo show reflects a contemporary model for sustainable exhibiting. Artist and land conservationist Haley Mellin is using her first solo show at the historic Museo Novecento in Florence, Italy to demonstrate a new holistic model for sustainable exhibiting and curation.