Covent Garden invited me to create 8 benches on a theme of my choice for their outdoor Piazzas. The benches supported their line-up of food festivals, drink pop-ups and family friendly activities for spring and summer. My benches form a series which I named 'Blissful Benches' which invited the nation to celebrate blissful moments. 

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Each bench was individually named with its own sensation of ‘bliss’ - such as ‘Joy’, ‘Laughter’ and ‘Celebration’. Each bench captured one blissful sensation through colour and pattern. ‘Togetherness’, ‘Community’, ‘Calm’, ‘Love’ and ‘Euphoria’ completed the family.

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It was so wonderful to see the Piazza lit up with colour. Colour and pattern can bring a fresh wave of joy and spark new energy that ripples throughout whole communities. Together, they have the ability to make positive change in people’s lives, which is incredibly powerful. 

 

I hope a few moments at one of my benches encouraged visitors to share and celebrate their own joyful moments together.

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Each bench carried a ‘QR’ code, which people could scan to learn more about the different designs and how colour and pattern impact on their everyday lives.

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Read about the project on Covent Garden's website here