Exhibit Honors Thomas Heatherwick, The Mad Scientist Of British Design
The studio of Thomas Heatherwick, a master of materials and the "Pinhead pavilion," is set to get its very own retrospective at the V&A in London.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is set to open a retrospective on the studio of Thomas Heatherwick, one of the most exciting British designers alive today.
Heatherwick has made a name for himself manipulating materials in all sorts of strange, seductive ways. He’s built everything from tin-foil huts to a half-brilliant-half-terrifying Pinhead-shaped pavilion to a bridge that curls up like an extra-slow slap bracelet.
Now, for the first time, we’ll get to see all his wild ideas together in one place--plus learn how the studio actually executes this stuff. (Seriously, how do you fabricate a giant Pinhead? We’re dying to know.) Unfortunately, Heatherwick Studio: Designing the Extraordinary doesn’t open until May. So here’s a little preview to whet your appetite.
[Images courtesy of the V&A]
