The Spiral of Colour
Spiral of Colour, G . F Smith ‘Dynamism and Delicacy'
For G . F Smith’s Show Space in central London, we have designed, fabricated and installed a 5.5 metre long spiral mono-structure in paper, applying the principles of our The Geometrist method of paper polyhedra, where structural strength comes from folding strips and gluing their ends.
The spiral is a linkage of 269 units of pentagonal anti-prisms, made up from 4,842 individual elements joined together by over 20,000 hand glued and fixed connections. The spiral showcases all 55 colours in G . F Smith’s Colorplan range, celebrating the colour and texture of this British paper.
Our aim for this installation was to demonstrate how small and delicate elements can form a large scale dynamic shape through careful planning and execution, expressing the extraordinary and wonderful nature of paper.
The spiral is a linkage of 269 units of pentagonal anti-prisms, made up from 4,842 individual elements joined together by over 20,000 hand glued and fixed connections. The spiral showcases all 55 colours in G . F Smith’s Colorplan range, celebrating the colour and texture of this British paper.
Our aim for this installation was to demonstrate how small and delicate elements can form a large scale dynamic shape through careful planning and execution, expressing the extraordinary and wonderful nature of paper.
G . F Smith, 2019
Client: G . F Smith, TNA Design Studio
Location: G . F Smith Show Space, London
Installation size:
height of spiral: 1.4 m
total height measured from floor: 2.3 m
length of spiral: 5.5 m
Material: Colorplan 270gsm paper, PVA glue, mesh, metal fixtures, fishing nylon
Installation duration: November 2019 - March 2020
height of spiral: 1.4 m
total height measured from floor: 2.3 m
length of spiral: 5.5 m
Material: Colorplan 270gsm paper, PVA glue, mesh, metal fixtures, fishing nylon
Installation duration: November 2019 - March 2020
Workshops: 28 November 2019, 5 & 12 December 2019
Photography: Guy Archard
