Event #1: Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio

Out of all the events I went to, I believe that this was my favorite exhibit. 

Thomas Heatherwick is a British designer who is recognized for, “…his highly inventive work, which combines novel engineering with new materials and innovative design.” (Hammer). It’s through his designs and concepts that I am able to see the blends of two cultures as a structure.

What fascinates me about Heatherwick’s work is how many of his projects asks a question, which to the average person, the answer would be, “You can’t. It’s impossible.” For instance the 1991 piece called, “The Vessel”. The question asked is, “How can you hold something together without glue?”  The answer calls for one to think outside of the realm of what is common and logical. I have to admit, I myself was like…how? The answer is, “…he slid three identical pieces into each other, the interleaving of the cuts formed subtle corner details, and the way the elements gripped each other made it possible to bend their surface to create a kind of vessel, (Hammer).”

His inventions, where art, science, and technology becomes a structure that allows people to become one with an object is out of this world crazy and is an inspiration to people to be creative and different just like Heatherwork’s creations are. Below are some of his famous works. 

 (Spun) Rotating chairs

 (Olympic Cauldron)

 (UK Pavillion in Shanghai, China)

(Different photos of various art projects. The one with the double decker bus is a more recent projects of his in London. His task what to redesign the previous double decker bus.)

Works Cited

Economy. "Thomas Heatherwick on Design." YouTube. YouTube, 14 Mar. 2014. Web. 25 May

            2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrRGkHfNQDc>.

Heatherwick, Thomas. Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio. N.d.

            Exhibition on the works on Thomas Heatherwick. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.