Skystation نیمکت مجسمه سازی by Peter Newman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award in طراحی مبلمان شهری Competition Category.
نقرهمبلمان شهری· 2023
Skystation نیمکت مجسمه سازی
by Peter Newman
Client: Peter Newman Studio
جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award Winner in مبلمان شهری Category
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About Skystation نیمکت مجسمه سازی
Skystation یک مجسمه تعاملی است که برخی از صندلی های عمومی را نیز فراهم می کند. خطوط این اثر به گونه ای طراحی شده است که با شکل انسان دراز کشیده تناسب داشته باشد و به تفکر در آسمان تشویق شود. جایگاهی که در اختیار دارد شبیه چیزی است که ناسا آن را حالت بدن خنثی می نامد، که شکلی است که بدن در صورت رهایی از تأثیر گرانش به آن بازمی گردد. Skystation فرصتی برای مکث، تأمل و تعامل در قلمرو عمومی ایجاد می کند. این الهام از ایده مدرنیستی فرم به دنبال عملکرد است. این اثر اتفاقی باعث می شود که گفتگو بین افراد غریبه تقریباً اجتناب ناپذیر شود.
The Recognition
About the جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award
Skystation نیمکت مجسمه سازی برنده جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award است، شناختی فوق‌العاده معتبر که به طراحی‌های سطح بالای زیبا، والا و تأثیرگذار اعطا می‌شود. برندگان نقره آثاری بسیار درخشان و فوق‌العاده خلاق‌اند که تخصص، استعداد و تیزبینی برجسته طراحان خود را نشان می‌دهند. از Skystation نیمکت مجسمه سازی انتظار می‌رود اثری شگفت‌انگیز و نمونه باشد که به‌طور چشمگیری حرفه‌ای و عمیقاً نوآورانه است. این طراحی برنده جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award اختراعی بسیار قابل‌توجه و ستوده است که سود می‌رساند و مرزهای هنر، علم، طراحی و فناوری را پیش می‌برد. Skystation نیمکت مجسمه سازی آفرینشی است که به آن بسیار رشک برده می‌شود، خواسته‌ها را بیدار می‌کند، احساسات مثبت می‌آورد و حیرت و شگفتی برمی‌انگیزد.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Skystation is an interactive sculpture that also provides some public seating. The contours of the work are designed to fit the reclining human form and encourage contemplation of the sky.
The seating it provides is similar to what NASA calls Neutral Body Posture, which is the shape the body returns to when free from the influence of gravity. Skystation creates an opportunity for pause, reflection and interaction within the public realm. Conversations between strangers are almost inevitable. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 4100mm x 4100mm x 675mm
- Tags
- Skystation, sculpture, bench, public art, installation, seating
- Production Technology
- Cast aluminium bronze, brushed satin finish.
Six segments were sand cast and precision cut, to align together on a stainless steel sub-structure. Assembled together on site. - Design Challenge
- To realise the design as a permanent installation required production in a material that would last a long time and was in keeping with the aesthetic of the work.
Aluminium bronze is a material used in the marine environment due to its resistance to corrosion and seems fitting in redeveloped wharf of London.
A golden disk also has a symbolic association with the sun and the sky going back to antiquity.
The colour introduces a warm tone among the cool steel that characterises the district. - Research
- Real world research was done with life size seating profiles, tested by a large number of volunteers, to be as comfortable as possible to a wide range of people lying down.
The chosen profile was then spun through 360 degrees and refined into a sculpture form.
Fibreglass prototypes of the finished sculpture were installed in various public locations. This has shown the positive impact of introducing an interactive sculpture into the pubic realm. It appeals to all ages and serves as a place-making element and encourages social interaction. - Inspiration
- Inspired by the LC4 chaise-longue, by Le Corbusier, Perriand and Jeanneret and the modernist idea of form follows function.
Looking upwards is inherently optimistic, and something akin to thinking about the future. Cognitive research suggests we do our best thinking lying down. - Project Duration
- Permanent installation at Canary Wharf, London.
- Operation Flow
- The sculpture can be used for sitting and lying down by up to 12 people. Although designed with adults in mind, children find the most inventive ways to interact with the shape.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #2: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #3: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #4: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #5: Photographer Google Landsat / Copernicus, Canary Wharf 2022
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