HOSPITALFIELD - DUNE GARDEN - RHS CHELSEA 2025
As we were shaping the scale models in sand at the very beginning of the design process we all imagined where we’d love to sit, and where we’d enjoy spending time in the landscape with others.
Two different areas were identified, firstly a more communal social space outside the artist studio, and then a more solitary reflective space sheltered by the dunes connecting visually to a body of water.
The design of the seats mirrors the sculptural quality of the dune-scape, but shaped using slices of waney timber from @englishwoodlandstimber in beautiful West Sussex.
We decided to use Cedar of Lebanon, and after selecting the impressive waney boards, we shaped the seats by hand in our own studio.
The form reflecting the sculptural sand dunes within the Hospitalfields RHS Chelsea Garden.
We very much look forward to seeing them embedded in the garden.
Nigel Dunnett Lead designer @nigeldunnett
The garden is funded by @project.giving.back
Super-human construction by @landformuk
Sculptors: @broadbentstudio
Charity partner @hospitalfield
Design coordination and detailing: @thelandscapeagency
Plants @hortus_loci
Bothy @bothystores