Down to a fine art: In conversation with Double Decker

Words: Chloé Petersen Snell

Images: Courtesy of Double Decker, Cunard and the artists

Soho has always been a bit different – long contrasting with polished neighbour Mayfair as home to a bohemian counterculture of intellectuals and immigrants; a melting-pot of ideas and cultures, and in the last 70 or so years, an artistic hub. It makes sense that art consultancy Double Decker would make its base here, hidden behind a graffitied door above a chic ramen restaurant in the heart of the district. Specialising in art curation for the hospitality sector, the colourful chaos of Soho is where inspiration starts for founders Melita Skamnaki and Wilhelm Finger, working with artists from around the world to curate, source and commission for an international portfolio of clients and projects. Inside, the studio is bright and warm, matched in tone by its owners, with mid-century furniture, carefully curated objects and, of course, a collection of original artwork lining the walls.