London’s Design Festival brought us the ambitious and inventive Endless Stairs by James Newton. Overlooking Tate Modern, towering the structure, the staircase was designed by Alex de Rijke in 2008 and has since been commissioned to be a part of the London Design Festival.
Endless Stairs, London
Endless Stairs, London
Themed & Leisure, Urban & Landscape
With 187 stairs, 436 metres of interlocking paths beside The Thames sits 11.4 tonnes of American tulipwood, an abundant material which designer Alex de Rijke predicts to be the dominant building material in the 21st century.
- London’s Design Festival 2013 brought lighting to this installation, making it an important part of the project.
- Controlled via DMX with a Pharos LPC 1 creating different shapes and angles the light segments different sections in and out of the structure.
- To create the striking night time effect, the light chosen for this project is linear luminaires from Lumenpulse to help illuminate the sculpture.
Project Credits: Lumenpulse
Photos: © James Newton
