‘Bench Years’, London Design Festival, The John Madejski Garden, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 14-23 September 2012 ‘Designers of the Year’, Maison & Object, Paris, 18–2 January 2013
Catalogue Essay
‘Western Facade’ references the shrapnel damaged Aston Webb facade on the Exhibition Road elevation of The Victoria and Albert Museum caused by bombs dropped during the 1940 blitz. Holes run both vertically and horizontally through the bench appearing randomised though they never intersect, they allow light to pass through the material giving a translucency to the otherwise solid mass.