Theo Jansen creates new creatures. Stair by JDS Architects for Bench 10. London Design Festival 2010: this multilevel bench formed of plywood wedges is by Brussels firm JDS Architects and one of ten benches exhibited by The Lollipop Shoppe during the London Design Festival this month. Called Bench 10, the installation of ten benches by ten designers around east London’s Old Spitalfields Market also includes designs by VW+BS (see our earlier story), TAF (see our earlier story) and Richard Shed (see our earlier story).
Click above for larger image The London Design Festival runs until 26 September. See our earlier story about the interior design of The Lollipop Shoppe. Here's some more from the architects: A public bench as a reference to urban conditions. We propose Stair, a bench with multiple seating levels, allowing people to sit in a way that is less prescribed, more flexible and more social. Materials used: Plywood prototype See also: London’s Largest Living Room by Studio Weave and Eley Kishimoto. Designers Studio Weave and fashion designers Eley Kishimoto have collaborated on a range of super-sized street furniture for the London Festival of Architecture, which started last week. Called Vistas, the range has been placed at venues across London starting in the courtyard at Somerset House, where last weekend they formed a temporary installation called London's Largest Living Room (shown here). The furniture is designed by Studio Weave with a pattern by Eley Kishimoto.
Creative direction is by Gerrard O'Carroll. The London Festival of Architecture continues until 20 June. Photos are by Ben Graville. 100's 'Got Knitted' at TENT London 2010 (Superblue.co.uk) September 28, 2010 By kind invitation the 'Giant Knitting Nancy' was on show at this years TENT London 2010. 100s of people came and 'Got Knitted' with us over the 4 days of TENT London, part of the London Design Festival. It was great to meet so many people at this years TENT London and bring back the memory of French Knitting to them. People from across the globe joined in and participated in growing the Knitting Nancy structure. Over 30m was added to the structure over the 4 day event by everyone. Over the weekend we entertained so many families and children who really enjoyed bouncing, playing, climbing and exploring the knitted structure. Giant Knitting Nancy / Superblue Design.
This year’s theme for the London Festival of Architecture, “The Welcoming City”, inspired Superblue Design to create an installation where all could sit together to enjoy the space, but also take an active role in making that place. Entitled Giant Knitting Nancy, the project is a metaphor for the “interwoven cultures, spaces and places that help make the London a distinctive place.” By collaborating with sculptor Dan Preston and jewelry designer Holly Packer, the team created a large-scale knitted structure which doubles as an “interactive architectural seating unit.”
More about the installation after the break. Inspired by the knitting toy, Knitting Nancy, Superblue created a scaled up version, allowing visitors to actually participate in making the growing installation. Throughout the course of the exhibit, over one hundred people added dozens of meters to the structure simply by sitting and knitting together.