The Bolt

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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The Bolt

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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Giles Miller Studio

Type

Commercial › Pop-Up
Cultural › Pavilion

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2017

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

Giles Miller Studio and the Detroit-based manufacturer, Shinola, collaborated to develop “The Bolt” - a large-scale piece of architectural sculpture to be installed within the beautiful setting of St John’s Square in the heart of Clerkenwell, an area steeped with horological significance. Giles Miller Studio was inspired by the Shinola brand philosophy to create a celebration of craft, in the form of a sculptural façade. His team interpreted Shinola’s vision of ‘skill at scale’, taking the brands delicate bolt motif and amplifying it eight-thousand times over, to create an impressive curved structure, inspired by supple leathers used in Shinola’s bags and accessories. The individual components that made up the installation were machined by Cut-Online (cut-online.co.uk) over a solid 5-week production period and were composed individually across an undulating curve, and angled in such a way that viewers could see a peek of the beautiful products therein, but not the full picture. This 'louvre system' enabled the facade to create an alluring teaser of the beautifully crafted Shinola products for visitors moving around the structure.

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The Bolt

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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The Bolt

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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