'Make Yourself Comfortable at Chatsworth' - Derbyshire
I just don't know how they do it! Every time I go to Chatsworth, which is pretty frequently, they have come up with something new, and I think 'This can't get any better' and then it does! They must have an amazing team of really imaginative people working there!
This latest exhibition is called 'Make Yourself Comfortable' and is a collection of contemporary seating by international designers. However, it isn't all roped off behind barriers or anything like that, the chairs are dotted around, and I hadn't at first realised this, but you can sit in any of them! In the Great Painted Hall are these stunning creations by Thomas Heatherwick. I must admit this is not my photo - I found it on the web, because when I was there it was impossible to get this view there were so many giggling Japanese teenagers having a great time! They were spinning around, and filming each other having a great time!
Something else which took my eye was in the Chapel and was called 'Counterpart', created by Tom Price. It was specially commissioned for this exhibition and actually consisted of two blocks, this one being a glowing transparent resin block, which referenced the giant quartz on display in the nearby corridor. Inside the resin were lumps of tar. According to a write-up I found on the web, a exothermic reaction takes place as the resin cures, which heats the tar, forcing it to expand into whatever limited space is available as the resin solidifies. The block, which was also being used as a bench, is illuminated to show the resulting fractures in the resin. Certainly something quite different to anything I'd seen before.
However, my utter favourite area had to be the Dining Room, which I totally love anyway. Here I was amazed to find you could actually take a seat at the table - something I never envisaged being able to do! The 'tablecloth' was printed with the names of possible other guests, which was fun, but the best bit were the amazing 'place mats' which were so informative. Of course I had to move from one seat to the next to read as many as possible!
Then it was through to the Statue Gallery, where a completely new floor had been laid, as the decorative surface of the stools in here spilled over! An amazing concept.
My only complaint was about the signage which was too small, and too low down to read - I think I managed one notice from the whole exhibition.
Now I'm really excited having discovered there's a tour of this exhibition taking place in June, and I can't wait to learn more about something so unique. Probably another blog on the way!
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This latest exhibition is called 'Make Yourself Comfortable' and is a collection of contemporary seating by international designers. However, it isn't all roped off behind barriers or anything like that, the chairs are dotted around, and I hadn't at first realised this, but you can sit in any of them! In the Great Painted Hall are these stunning creations by Thomas Heatherwick. I must admit this is not my photo - I found it on the web, because when I was there it was impossible to get this view there were so many giggling Japanese teenagers having a great time! They were spinning around, and filming each other having a great time!
Something else which took my eye was in the Chapel and was called 'Counterpart', created by Tom Price. It was specially commissioned for this exhibition and actually consisted of two blocks, this one being a glowing transparent resin block, which referenced the giant quartz on display in the nearby corridor. Inside the resin were lumps of tar. According to a write-up I found on the web, a exothermic reaction takes place as the resin cures, which heats the tar, forcing it to expand into whatever limited space is available as the resin solidifies. The block, which was also being used as a bench, is illuminated to show the resulting fractures in the resin. Certainly something quite different to anything I'd seen before.
However, my utter favourite area had to be the Dining Room, which I totally love anyway. Here I was amazed to find you could actually take a seat at the table - something I never envisaged being able to do! The 'tablecloth' was printed with the names of possible other guests, which was fun, but the best bit were the amazing 'place mats' which were so informative. Of course I had to move from one seat to the next to read as many as possible!
Then it was through to the Statue Gallery, where a completely new floor had been laid, as the decorative surface of the stools in here spilled over! An amazing concept.My only complaint was about the signage which was too small, and too low down to read - I think I managed one notice from the whole exhibition.
Now I'm really excited having discovered there's a tour of this exhibition taking place in June, and I can't wait to learn more about something so unique. Probably another blog on the way!
**** Want to know more about me? Just click here
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