Angel Wings, 2003, London

Concept

At 15 metres high and 18 metres across this sculpture is the winning entry in the national Architecture Foundation competition.

Angel Wings symbolically heralds the major entrance into the N1 shopping plaza. Elegant stainless steel wings flow above and around the functional kiosk ́s rounded body. Repetition of the quill texture in the wings suggests life and movement. 

Detail

Hand-rolled stainless steel tubes are cut at an angle suggesting quills of a feather.

Satin, dull, matt and sandblasted finishes capture light in an ethereal array of reflections. 

TEAM

Client
Delancey

Lead Artist
Wolfgang Buttress

Main Contractor
Wolfgang and Heron

Structural Engineers
Price and Myers

Architects
Letts Wheeler