{"id":405,"date":"2026-05-28T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingsite.agency\/projects\/atelier\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:26:42","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"405\" class=\"elementor elementor-405\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24f9695 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"24f9695\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ace545 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3ace545\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a29ef elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92a29ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fe845d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fe845d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdb5952 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"bdb5952\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0adef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0adef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most people love art, few feel invited into the conversation.\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654a81c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654a81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Collector&#8217;s Atelier was founded to change that.<\/p><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1271\">After being awarded an Art Scholarship and studying History of Art in Oxford, Charlotte spent eight years at Sotheby\u2019s across London, Geneva and New York, gaining a front-row seat to the art world and the conversations that shape it. Her writing on collecting has since been featured in Ark Magazine, the historic Royal College of Art publication held in the National Art Library at the V&amp;A.<\/p><p>But one thing became clear: the biggest barrier to collecting art isn&#8217;t always budget. More often, it&#8217;s confidence.<\/p><p>The Collector&#8217;s Atelier exists to open up that conversation, helping a new generation of collectors navigate artists, exhibitions and the art market with greater confidence.<\/p><p>Because collecting starts with curiosity.<\/p><p>It starts with learning how to look.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ad73b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37ad73b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \"Collect slowly. Collect intentionally.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105c9ba elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"105c9ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/book-an-appointment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a consultation with Charlotte<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2c2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a2c2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Writing &amp; Speaking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451f241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"451f241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlotte writes and speaks on collecting, the art market and contemporary culture. Her work has appeared in Ark Magazine, the Royal College of Art&#8217;s historic publication, now held in the National Art Library at the V&#038;A.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a6e9d7 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0a6e9d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67618cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67618cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1287\" height=\"1608\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.jpg 1287w, https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/stagingagency.co.uk\/projects\/atelier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1287px) 100vw, 1287px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26f1746 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26f1746\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5366f15\" data-id=\"5366f15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b49a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b49a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need help? 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The Collector&#8217;s Atelier was founded to change that. 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