LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
Please Be Seated
Paul Cocksedge
14 September-11 October 2019
Please Be Seated is a Landmark Project for London Design Festival
by British designer, Paul Cocksedge. The large-scale installation
fuses innovation and technology, and responds to the changing
rhythm of the community: its design features curves for people
to sit on and walk under, further enhancing London's largest
pedestrianised neighbourhood.
The work is made from scaffolding planks, and Cocksedge has
collaborated with Essex-based interiors company White & White
to re-imagine and re-use the building wood.
"Every single aspect of the installation is tailored to its environment
as well as the function it serves," says Cocksedge. "The curves
raise up to create backrests and places to sit, as well as space
for people to walk under, or pause and find some shade. It walks
the line between a craft object and a design solution. It occupies
the square without blocking it."
Broadgate's The Space | 3FA will be home to an exhibition of
Paul Cocksedge's work, from 14-22 September, including his journey
from inception to creation of Please Be Seated. As part of Shoreditch
Design Triangle's Design Night on Tuesday 17 September, Paul will
be in conversation with a panel of experts discussing meaningful
design for the public realm.
Supported by British Land and Hosted by Broadgate
Further Support from White & White London and ARUP
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