Thomas Heatherwick Blue Carpet

The blue carpet was a public art project designed by thomas heatherwick for in front of the laing art gallery.

Thomas heatherwick blue carpet.

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. Much controversy surrounds the artwork due to the total cost 1 4 million final appearance and subjectivity to vandalism and skateboarders. The square is covered by blue paving slabs that are made from mixing crushed blue glass with resin. 6 blue carpet thomas heatherwick newcastle uk.

Certain tiles curve up to create benches and reveal sunken glass topped boxes that hold coloured lights. The blue carpet is a piece of public art in newcastle upon tyne england designed by thomas heatherwick. He heads the heatherwick studio which he founded in 1994. He is known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments and sculptures.

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 although classified as a piece of public art it is closer to. 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. The blue carpet is a piece of public art in newcastle upon tyne england designed by thomas heatherwick. Maev kennedy article on the opening of the blue carpet the guardian 26 january 2002.