GLASSFIELDS, BRISTOL
Artist: King & Webbon
Client: AWW
Collaborators: BD Landscape Architects
Date: 2021
Location: Central Bristol
King & Webbon were selected by Ginkgo Projects and architects AWW to design and create a series of public artworks, outdoor seating and building signage for the Glassfields development in central Bristol.
Working in collaboration with BD Landscape Architects, they designed and made several sets of outdoor seating for the adjacent meanwhile landscape, creating inviting spaces for people to gather and enjoy the public realm.
Their commission also included a series of indoor seating objects and building signage for the new Distillery Building. Drawing inspiration from the site's varied history and the surrounding Bristol Byzantine architecture, the indoor seating was crafted from sheet copper and premium beech plywood, featuring a striking geometric pattern engraved into the copper elements.
Photography by Jack Hobhouse and Andy Haslam.
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About the artist
Established in Bristol in 2017, King and Webbon design and make contemporary furniture and bespoke joinery for both residential and commercial projects.