This exhibition, the first North American museum presentation of the work of Heatherwick and his studio, examines the astonishing range of Heatherwick Studio’s practice by focusing on the design concepts behind early projects such as the handbag designed for Longchamp and the rotation-molded “Spun” chairs, as well as current large architectural projects in the U.K., South Africa, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, and China. Included will be such projects as the U.K. Pavilion — known as the Seed Cathedral — at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo; a distillery and visitor center for Bombay Sapphire Gin in Hampshire, England; a teaching building at Nanyang Technical University, Singapore; and a mixed use complex in Shanghai.
Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio is generously sponsored by the following foundations, corporations and individuals: Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, The Beck Group, Betty and Gerard Regard, Michael Corman and Kevin Fink, Charlene and Tom Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Rose III, Catherine and William Rose, Cindy and Armond Schwartz, and the Goss Michael Foundation. Additional in-kind support has been provided by Herman Miller.
