Project: Newfield Oil Office, Woodlands, Texas

Kevin Barry Fine Art created the Frozen Explosion sculpture for Newfield Oil’s Texas office. “This piece is rather complicated and dynamic,” explains Lindsey Smith, associate art consultant at Kevin Barry. “It brings a Zen-like tranquility to the space through its incorporation of natural elements and use of a soothing circular form,” while the radiating, fragmented rocks give it “an explosive energy.”

Project: MGM Springfield, Massachusetts

Art consultant RAREculture worked closely with MGM’s director of interiors Nicole Fournier on its Springfield location, which “is inspired by both local and historic Springfield alike,” says RAREculture CEO and founder Susan Kroll. “Unique and playful” art is influenced by two of the area’s most famous natives, Dr. Seuss and Emily Dickinson. In the guestrooms, an art wall features whimsical commissioned animal prints and custom silk screen-printed pillows.

Project: AC Hotel Portland Downtown Waterfront, Maine

Boston-based Group One Partners enlisted Faulkner + Locke to fill the AC Hotel Portland with a collection of thoughtful, large-scale pieces. Among them is Triangular Composition A & B, the focal point of the lobby constructed with wood, iron, and brass by Building Four Fabrication. Adds Faulkner + Locke principal Sally Faulkner: “The AC brand’s design has such a clean, contemporary feel, and we emulated that look by focusing on texture, geometry, and materials.”

Project: Le Méridien Houston Downtown, Texas

To curate Le Méridien Downtown Houston, Los Angeles firm Forchielli Glynn turned to Kalisher to inspire contemplation among guests in the public spaces with a commanding feature wall. Using urban imagery, the firm crafted a vinyl wallcovering that portrays the simple geometry of a staircase and its shadows through an abstracted, large-scale depiction. The piece “recalls the industrial character and history of Houston,” says Kalisher’s Sara Easterling.