art october in london - part 2

Thomas Heatherwick: Extrusions
until 07.11.2009
Haunch of Venison

thomas heatherwick's extrusions by you.

Produced using the world's largest extrusion machine normally used in aerospace industry, and each piece being polished for over 300 hours to produce that hyper-surreal mirror finish, this 18-years-old idea from Thomas Heatherwick is clearly not an easy dream comes true.

Thomas Heatherwick shows off his extrusion by TheStouche.
from TheStouche in flickr

thomas heatherwick's extrusions by you.

thomas heatherwick's extrusions by you.

It was reported that Heatherwick is investigating to develop the application to wider commercial uses to create architectural components (such as facade modules) and mass-produced seating.

thomas heatherwick's extrusions by you.

See for yourself - they looks like polished junks celebrated in the gallery! And, finally... :)

Extrusion Trousers by TheStouche.
from TheStouche in flickr

full photo set here

Further Readings -
Official press release (pdf) from Haunch of Venison gallery
Official website of Heatherwick Studio
Wikipedia's entry for Thomas Heatherwick
East Beach Cafe by Heatherwick Studio from Architects Journal
Heatherwick sued over Manchester sculpture from Design Week, and the outcome reported by BD online
Extrusions by Thomas Heatherwick reported by Dezeen here & also here