Heatherwick Studio was established by the creative designer Thomas Heatherwick in 1994. A British multi disciplinary studio that creates architecture, product design, model making, fabrication, landscape design, fine art and curation. Visit
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Wellcome Trust's chandelier sculpture in London
Thomas is an Honorary Fellow of the RIBA and a Senior Fellow at the Royal College of Art. He is the recipient of honorary doctorates from four British universities – Sheffield Hallam, Brighton, Dundee and Manchester Metropolitan. He has won the Prince Philip Designers Prize and in 2006, was the youngest practitioner to be appointed a Royal Designer for Industry. Watch the video below where he explains the ideas behind his projects.
British Pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai.
A cafe at a British beach.
An energy plant that embraces nature.
A Buddhist temple.
Model of the temple follows Gaudi's technique of bending fabric.