Trustees of the Art Academy
Paul Kullich
Andrew Purves
After stints buying furniture for Habitat and Liberty, Andrew, together with his wife Pauline set up Purves & Purves in 1992 in London’s Tottenham Court Road. Selling an eclectic mix of Furniture, Lighting, Rugs and Household Accessories from leading Italian and Scandinavian companies as well as young designers in the UK. The business grew rapidly, and now operates from George Street where the focus is more on the Contract market, while smaller items are sold online.
Andrew has a keen interest in Art and Design, and for the last five years has been a section head for Art in Action the annual Arts and Crafts fair at Waterperry near Oxford.
Daniel Wright, BSc Arch, Dip Arch, ARB
Daniel Wright is an architect. He trained at The Bartlett School of Architecture and the Built Environment, UCL, London between 1993 and 2000.
He is an associate at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (formerly Richard Rogers Partnership) and has worked there for 10 years.
Daniel has been involved in a range of projects from feasibility through all stages to post contract stages including airports, residential, offices and public buildings. Since 2000 he has been involved with the Paddington Waterside Basin project in London and the National Assembly for Wales project in Cardiff. He worked on the Paddington project from the beginning of scheme design stage up to and including post contract stage. This included being the resident on-site representative for RRP. Daniel worked on the National Assembly for Wales project from the beginning of the construction phase, and also as the RRP site representative. Since the completion of the NAW project Daniel has been based in the London office and was involved in the concept design development and planning application for the Bankside housing project in Southwark, London, which is now on site. He has also worked on the Leadenhall Street tower project which is now under construction and currently he is Project Architect for another large development in the square mile. Daniel is also a member of the RSHP Recruitment Team.
Amir Zahedi (Company secretary)
Patrons of the Art Academy
Sir Stuart Lipton
Dame Merle Park
Comtesse Elizabeth Pillet-Will
David Shepherd CBE
Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale FRS
