You’ve Been Framed: London Design Festival

London Design 2010 is a happening now, and the town is chock full of design related installations.  One of the official London Design Festival commissions is adding texture, color and a bit of drama to the grand marble staircase at the Architecture Galleries.

Artist and designer Stuart Haygarth collaborated with leading framing company John Jones to create the cascade.  Using over 30 traditional and contemporary, bespoke frame moldings, spanning the length of the staircase, each profile was individually finished with colors, stains, wax finishes and specialist techniques including traditional gold leaf.

Creating magical and evocative stories through objects is central to Haygarth’s work.  Haygarth has said: “My work revolves around everyday objects, collected in large quantities, categorised and presented in such a way that they are given new meaning.”