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ISABELLE ARON, TASNIM KAPASI
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Thomas Heatherwick, Thames & Hudson, £38
Was there ever a moment of British
national pride to match that last July,
when the Olympic cauldron, with its
200-
odd copper petals, came together
into one unified torch? Gasps at this
swoop of design brilliance could be heard
in living rooms across the globe, as the
sculpture simultaneously raised
expectations of the Games and ignited
the global fame of Thomas Heatherwick.
Here, the British designer proves he’s
no one-trick pony, with a comprehensive
overview of two decades’ work. From
innovative public seating to a new bus for
London, Heatherwick unpicks the design
process for the curious reader, inviting
them into his high-tech lab and revealing
how works of genius go from a sketch to
reality. More than this, though, he gives
an insight into the many uses of design as
a problem-solving tool that can even aid
humanity in the process of social
evolution. A genuinely absorbing read.
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