The Happy Place

The environment was conceived to create an inclusive and uplifting ephemeral setting for engaging in discussion about the relationship between design and emotion. The composition of material, colour and form were all developed with the aim of providing guests with a sense of familiarity and tactility.

The Happy Place was created with two main elements: the landscape and the sky. The landscape was represented by a three-dimensional gradated fabric composition of colour – shifting from rich olive green to soft peach. Suspended above this hung the ‘sky’; a light, bright textured lining. Constructed from customised duvets, the suspension provided a happy sense of enclosure and comfort (and the materials used were subsequently donated to a local homeless shelter).

Sitting as objects within the landscape and underneath the sky, The Happy Place was completed by a series of follies. A white arched entry procession led into an environment animated by rocking seats and glowing pools of light.

Fabric supplied by Kvadrat Maharam

Loose furniture provided by Wilkhahn