What colourspace does

ColourSpace is a privately held Australian B2B art rental subscription company headquartered in Richmond, operating a service that delivers curated, locally sourced artwork to corporate workplaces on a rotating quarterly basis. The core product is an annual subscription under which the company consults with the client on style and space requirements, curates a custom collection, handles delivery and installation, and replaces all pieces every three months with fresh works from local emerging artists. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company currently runs a promotional offer of one month free on all annual subscriptions.

The commercial model is a direct enterprise sales motion: prospective clients are offered a free consultation, after which ColourSpace assembles and ships a tailored collection and manages ongoing rotation. The company targets two overlapping customer segments: corporate workplaces seeking to improve employee wellbeing and office aesthetics without incurring refurbishment costs, and socially conscious businesses that want demonstrable social impact via support of local artist communities. For each piece displayed, 25% of the artwork value is paid to the artist, and the company states that it has directed more than $175,000 to local artist communities in sales and royalties cumulatively to date.

Beyond core art rental, ColourSpace sells adjacent services including art therapy sessions and workshops, and markets itself against frameworks such as WELL Certified and the Shared Value Project. The company does not develop proprietary technology, has no disclosed funding, no disclosed headcount, no disclosed revenue, no named customers, and no public partnerships or M&A activity in the available data.

Name

colourspace

Website

https://cs.gallery

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ColourSpace is a privately held Australian B2B subscription company that rents curated artwork from local emerging artists to corporate workplaces, rotating the collection quarterly and handling consultation, delivery, and installation as a service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Art Rental Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Design, Decor & Styling (HSACAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts & Crafts Workshops (Painting, Pottery, Ceramics, Sculpture) (THAJAKAA), Crafts & Maker Arts (Ceramics, Textiles, Jewelry, Mixed Media) (EDAMAAAD)

Keywords

• Workplace art rental
• Office art subscription
• Art curation services
• Rotating art displays
• Workplace wellbeing art

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Rental Subscription: ColourSpace provides art 'as a service' subscription model where they curate and deliver fresh art to workplace environments every 3 months. Clients receive rotating art collections sourced from local emerging artists, with all artworks changed quarterly to keep spaces dynamic and engaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ColourSpace curates and delivers artwork from local emerging Australian artists to corporate workplaces on a subscription basis. The service includes an initial consultation, custom art curation, delivery, installation, and quarterly rotation of artwork. Complementary offerings include art therapy sessions and workshops for workplace wellbeing.

Product overview

ColourSpace offers a single unified product: an art rental subscription service for workplaces. The core offering is a subscription-based art rental service that delivers and rotates curated artwork to offices every three months. All artworks are sourced from local emerging artists. The service also includes related offerings such as art therapy sessions and workshops, which complement the core art rental product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Rental Subscription Annual art rental subscription for corporate workplaces. Includes an initial consultation to understand space requirements and preferred styles, custom curation of artwork from local emerging artists, delivery and installation, and quarterly rotation of artwork to keep the workspace dynamic. Sourced entirely from local emerging Australian artists with 25% of artwork value paid to artists.
• Art Therapy Art therapy sessions delivered in workplaces, complementing the core art rental service by extending the wellbeing benefits of art beyond passive display.
• Workshops Art-based workshops for workplace teams, designed to complement the art rental subscription and engage staff with the displayed artworks and local artists.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% of artwork value paid to artists, helping fund their creative practice
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Rise Art: UK-based art rental subscription service that lets customers rent original art for their spaces with rotation options. Direct peer offering the same 'art as a service' subscription model targeting design-conscious consumers and businesses.
• LUMAS: Global art retailer specializing in limited-edition art prints and photography with both purchase and subscription/rental programs for residential and commercial spaces. Directly comparable curated art-for-spaces business model with international footprint.

Emerging players

• Artsy: Global online art marketplace connecting collectors and businesses with galleries and artists. Comparable through its curated art-for-spaces positioning, though primarily transactional rather than subscription-based.
• Saatchi Art: Online art gallery and marketplace featuring original art from emerging artists worldwide, with a 'Art for Offices' program targeting workplace buyers. Highly comparable because of its emerging-artisan sourcing model similar to ColourSpace.
• Singulart: European online art marketplace featuring curated original works from emerging and established artists. Comparable through its focus on emerging-artist discovery and curatorial framing for interior spaces.
• Artnet: Global art marketplace and auction platform with price databases and gallery networks. Adjacent peer operating in art distribution infrastructure that could expand into workplace curation.
• The Other Art Fair: Recurring art fair brand dedicated to showcasing independent and emerging artists, often used by corporate buyers for office art programs. Comparable as a discovery channel for emerging artists similar to ColourSpace's supply network.

Broad incumbents

• West Elm: Large home and commercial furnishings retailer with a meaningful art and wall decor assortment, including workplace design services. Broad incumbent offering art as part of a wider decor portfolio rather than a subscription niche.
• Crate & Barrel: Major home and commercial decor retailer with curated art and wall decor collections and B2B services. Broad incumbent operating across decor categories where art is one of many offerings.
• CB2: Modern home and commercial furnishings retailer with contemporary art and decor assortments. Broad incumbent relevant to workplace design buyers considering art sourcing alongside furniture.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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