'Crystal' Sculptural Furniture, 2022

Due to be installed late 2024.

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A collection of sculptural seating pieces for permanent outdoor installation commemorating southwest England’s celestine mining heritage.

Phil has been commissioned by Barratt Homes to design and make a new series of permanent site-specific public artworks exploring Yate's history of celestine mining. The site of the new development, Ladden Garden Village, was once a location for Celestine mining, a mineral that in the past was used in the production of flares, fireworks and even talcum powder and toothpaste. Yate developed significantly during the 20th century as a centre of manufacturing and by 1960 Yate was the biggest producer of Celestine in the world.