FedEx Office Headquarters Features Four-Story Mosaic By Dallas’ Own Award-Winning Artist Sonia King
April 05 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Printing and Shipping Provider Reimagines Art
to Showcase Company’s Technological Expertise and Culture of
Collaboration
FedEx Office today celebrated the official unveiling of a new
visual centerpiece at its recently-opened corporate campus in
Plano, Texas. Highlighting local talent and creativity and
demonstrating the company’s printing and production capabilities,
the centerpiece features a high-resolution photograph of an
original mosaic titled “Nebula Chroma,” created by Dallas native
and award-winning artist Sonia King.
FedEx Office welcomed approximately 1,200 employees to its new
corporate campus last fall, consolidating two locations. The campus
displays contemplative, culturally stimulating modern artwork
throughout, with the four-story mosaic image serving as the
headquarters’ focal point and combining the company’s wide range of
printing capabilities with its passion for workplace art.
FedEx Office selected the mosaic, created by world-renowned
artist Sonia King, to illustrate its commitment to the local
community and a company culture based on collaboration. Spanning
all four floors of the campus’ open entrance, the mosaic
commemorates important company milestones using complementary FedEx
brand colors.
“I believe art plays an important role in the workplace, and I
am thrilled to have my work on display at a company that continues
to be committed to North Texas,” said King. “As an artist and small
business owner, I consider FedEx Office as a trusted partner for
years in helping me in the development phase of my creative
process. FedEx Office reimagined ‘Nebula Chroma’ in a visionary way
that I never thought would be possible.”
From creation to delivery, FedEx Office brought the mosaic image
to life, starting with taking 15 photographs of a 24” x 24” section
from King’s “Nebula Chroma” mosaic mural to create an enlarged,
high-resolution image that now stretches 38 feet by 16 feet. The
art was then sectioned into five panels printed and cut to size on
various substrates by FedEx Office closed-door production
facilities throughout the country.
The resulting color vibrancy demonstrates the company’s
excellence in color management and consistency, particularly as
Certified G7 Master Printers—the industry’s premier designation for
color management. After printing was complete, FedEx Office
deployed its transportation network to deliver the five sections in
time for the work’s installation at the new corporate campus.
“Sonia King’s mosaic image is a meaningful part of our new
campus,” said Brian Philips, president and chief executive officer,
FedEx Office. “It allows us to tell our corporate story in a new
way, with a focus on innovation and technology as well our team
members’ passions, talent and skill sets. The mosaic reproduction
demonstrates our ability to provide small and large businesses with
innovative, expansive solutions powered by cutting-edge
technology.”
FedEx Office continues its growth in print services, including
signs and graphics, in-store consultation, design services, and
distributed print and high-volume solutions. It is the only
national print provider that brings together one wholly-owned
network of high-end manufacturing plants, retail locations, digital
platforms and multiple transportation options to help meet the
printing and logistics needs of its customers.
About FedEx Office
FedEx Office has more than 1,800 stores and locations in the
U.S. and Canada, providing convenient access to printing and
shipping expertise with reliable service. The company’s network
features retail stores, centralized production centers, corporate
on-site print centers, and on-site business centers at hotels,
convention centers and universities. Services include digital
printing, professional finishing, document creation, direct mail,
signs and graphics, copying, computer rental, free Wi-Fi and
corporate print solutions. In addition, the company offers FedEx
Express® and FedEx Ground® shipping, Hold at FedEx Location, and
packing services backed by the FedEx® Packing Pledge. For more
information, please visit fedex.com/office.
About Sonia King
Sonia King’s award-winning mosaic art is exhibited
internationally and represented in private, public and museum
collections. King’s mosaic, Depthfinder, is the first by an
American in the permanent collection of contemporary mosaic art at
the Museo d'Arte in Ravenna, Italy. Sonia King is a founding member
and President Emeritus of the Society of American Mosaic Artists
and a past Vice-President of the Associazione Internazionale
Mosaicisti Contemporanei in Italy. King was awarded special
recognition in the 2010 International Prize for Mosaic Art and
Architecture in Italy and also won two international Spectrum
Awards for her mosaic walls at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas.
Sonia King has spoken on mosaic art on five continents and had
artist residencies in locations as varied as Russia and Turkey.
King teaches advanced workshops around the world and wrote the
bestselling book "Mosaic Techniques & Traditions" from Sterling
Publishing. Visit her website at www.mosaicworks.com.
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