“Every truly great collection is a form of portraiture—it reflects the person behind it.”

-AUDRA KIEIWIET DE JONGE

SERVICES

Art/artefact is a nationally recognized interior design practice founded by Audra Kiewiet de Jonge that specializes in art collections and living with art.

Unique to the field, we design collections to live in—with a modern, integrated approach to art and antiques that is high on artistry, but not on pretense—crafted for the way we aspire to live and collect today.

Offering full-service art advisory and interior design under one roof, our boutique services are tailored to each unique project—collaborating with corporate, hospitality, and private residential clients to connect the things they love to their surroundings and to tell their singular stories through the rooms that house them.

  • ART ADVISORY

  • INTERIOR DESIGN

  • COLLECTION DISPLAYS

  • CURATION/EDITING

  • ANTIQUES SOURCING

  • FURNITURE & FABRIC DESIGN

  • CORPORATE & HOSPITALITY

    We relish the opportunity to work with corporate and hospitality clients to transform the guest experience through art that engages the viewer to tell a unique brand story.

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  • RESIDENTIAL ART & INTERIORS

    With deep knowledge of art and decorative history, our integrated, modern approach to living with art makes us the ideal fit for seasoned and new collectors.

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BUILDING COLLECTIONS TO LIVE IN.

Audra Kiewiet de Jonge is an art advisor and designer who places a collection at the heart of every project.

Formally trained as a painter and an art historian, she brings a modern sensibility to her historical perspective–bringing art and objects into context and conversation with the way we live today.

Led by Audra, Art/artefact is a full service art advisory and interior design practice working with residential, corporate, and boutique hospitality clients nationally.

audra@artartefact.com

917.971.8480

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It was such a joyful collaboration to create these special jewelry display cases for The Artist’s Eye with Erika Stefanutti of @parvumopus. Erika has such an artist’s eye herself, and a keen understanding and love of detail. The realizat
Such a thrill to be a part of the “see-and-be-seen scene“ in the Guest Star Gift Guide of VERANDA Magazine’s current issue all about parties and how to have memorable, meaningful celebrations! Thank you to @rachaelb_rummel for incl
The eyes of Françoise Gilot, looking out at the world with the wearer. “I am the eye that is looking at a spectacle. I am not talking about the eye [itself], I am thinking about what it is I’m seeing.” Gilot - the gaze that
Feeling so incredibly grateful for this special person who has been by my side for half of my life. Patiently, steadily believing in my vision, giving my mistakes grace, and championing my work even when I don’t believe in myself. It is so imp
I love a house museum. Portugal is a house-museum lover’s paradise, but heaven might be found at Monserrate—a masterpiece of romanticism and retreat for writers that attracted an international list of creatives from the 19th to the mid-20
The Summer Palace—abridged version. So many spectacular, soft color, pattern, and material combinations inspired by nature with stunning formal parterre and forested gardens.
Textile art is so much more than a medium. I love the way it activates the meandering intentions of meditation, repetition, pattern and intricate textures, revealing in each interplay of warp and weft a sort of divine plan of interconnectedness. Thi