Thomas Heatherwick Blue Carpet

Thomas heatherwick born 17th february 1970 is an english designer and artist.

Thomas heatherwick blue carpet.

Creativity flowers in a british garden thomas heatherwick s sitooterie 19 mar 2002 it will take time to see how the 1 4 million blue carpet square works but already a dead. It is an area of public open space in front of the laing art gallery close to the main shopping and nightclub areas paved with glass and resin slabs which curve up at the space s edges giving the appearance of a fabric carpet. Certain tiles curve up to create benches and reveal sunken glass topped boxes that hold coloured lights. He is known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments and sculptures.

The square is covered by blue paving slabs that are made from mixing crushed blue glass with resin. Maev kennedy article on the opening of the blue carpet the guardian 26 january 2002. Much controversy surrounds the artwork due to the total cost 1 4 million final appearance and subjectivity to vandalism and skateboarders. Completed in 2001 thomas heatherwick s blue carpet was designed to enhance the exterior of the laing art gallery in newcastle upon tyne england.

The blue carpet was created by up and coming designer thomas heatherwick who was just 26 in 1996 when his studio won a competition to devise a new public art space. He heads the heatherwick studio which he founded in 1994. The blue carpet is a piece of public art in newcastle upon tyne england designed by thomas heatherwick. The blue carpet is a piece of public art in newcastle upon tyne england designed by thomas heatherwick.