Miel de Botton is a Swiss contemporary art collector, and philanthropist, who lives in London. De Botton is the daughter of the pioneer of open architecture asset management Gilbert de Botton

Gilbert de Botton

Gilbert de Botton was a financial pioneer in the 20th century, who is considered the inventor of the open architecture model of asset management....

 and his first wife Jacqueline Burgauer. When her father died, in 2000, the family was left a trust fund of over £200 million. She is a member of the International Council of the Tate Gallery. She is the sister of Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton is a Swiss writer, television presenter, and entrepreneur, resident in the UK.His books and television programs discuss various contemporary subjects and themes in a philosophical style, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. In August 2008, he was a founding member...

. De Botton is a member of the committee of the British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel. She is a benefactor of the London String Quartet Foundation. In 2009, through the Artichoke Trust

Artichoke (creative company)

Artichoke, also known as the Artichoke Trust, is a London-based British company and registered charitable trust that stages arts spectacles and live events...

, she co-funded the Antony Gormley

Antony Gormley

Antony Mark David Gormley OBE RA is a British sculptor. His best known works include the Angel of the North, a public sculpture in the North of England, commissioned in 1995 and erected in February 1998, Another Place on Crosby Beach near Liverpool, and Event Horizon, a multi-part site...

 project "One & Other

One & Other

One & Other was a public art project by Antony Gormley, in which 2,400 members of the public occupied the usually vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, for an hour each for 100 days. The project began at 9am on Monday 6 July 2009, and ran until 14 October. The first person to officially...

," at the "Fourth Plinth," Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of...

, London.