Heatherwick Studio

Thomas Heatherwick, known as the Leonardo da Vinci of Britain and a world-renowned architect and designer active in various fields such as architecture, sculpture, products, and fashion, held an exhibition titled <Heatherwick Studio: Creating Emotions> at Culture Station Seoul 284 on June 29. This exhibition, planned by Sumproject x Tokyo Mori Art Museum and showcasing Thomas Heatherwick's projects over the past 30 years, introduces idea sketches, production models and samples, production process photos and videos, and architectural models of major projects carried out by Heatherwick Studio. In particular, you can see the 'UK Pavilion' at the Shanghai Expo that made Heatherwick Studio known worldwide, Google's new headquarters 'Bayview', New York's 'Vessel' that has recently become a hot topic on Instagram, and the 'Soundscape' model of the Nodeul Island redevelopment project proposed to Seoul City. Although you didn't actually see Thomas Heatherwick's buildings, the exhibition was impressive enough to make you shiver just by looking at the architectural models and sketches. I have filled my wish list with the places he has completed and vowed to visit them someday. It seems like a chance to think about future design while getting a glimpse into the philosophy of Heatherwick Studio, which values harmony with nature while not forgetting to think about artistic and creative design that makes the city beautiful.