HEATHERWICK STUDIO

 

Being inspired by global patterns and textures, I typically try to show bright forms and lifestyle moments. But, even without too much color, the Heatherwick Provocations exhibit I went to at the Hammer was pretty stellar. The museum presented the recent work from the London architecture studio in a comprehensive exhibit which showed models, sketches, process and stories. Each piece was presented in the form of a question, IE can a bridge move, to highlight the unique conceptual strategy. I was not too familiar with the work of this studio, and was beyond inspired at their brilliant solutions. There was a bridge that curled up like a finger, a purse made entirely of one long zipper which then inspired a staircase,  a pavilion that showcased thousands of tiny seeds at the end of plexi follicles to represent England at the World Expo, a shopping center inspired by the cracks of the dessert floor above it,  and a chair with a curved bottom that keep spinning. The pieces were playful, innovative and clever. Each design is truly a work of art, a quirky solution that takes a problem and turns it on its head to produce a one of a kind result.