Wednesday 21 September 2011

London Design Festival – John Pawson's Perspectives


John Pawson's Perspectives

The UK’s leading minimalist, John Pawson, and Swarovski Crystal Palace have created a spectacular installation in the Geometric Staircase of St Paul’s Cathedral to reveal a new perspective of this architectural masterpiece and the genius of Sir Christopher Wren.  

Perspectives’ is unveiled during the London Design Festival, 17th 
to 25th September, and will remain open to the public until January 2012.  

Reflecting Wren’s desire that his buildings should incorporate scientific elements, ‘Perspectives’ uses the largest Swarovski lens ever manufactured to create a dramatic optical experience which depends on scientific subtlety, material simplicity and a complex combination of light, space and proportion to reflect an environment rich in history and beauty.