Commissioned by Lisa White as a teaser for the 11th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, Gateway is an installation first presented on the jetty in front of London’s Oxo Tower, a central site of the Design Festival.
Inspired by the jetty’s long, narrow form, the design envisions a gateway structure that transforms the act of walking into a shared, immersive experience. A series of metal arches, anchored on either side of the pier, support over 1,500 meters of ribbon arranged in radiant lines, creating a vibrant, rainbow-like passage.
The project combines poetic gesture with technical precision: engineers developed a custom system to secure the structure without damaging the pier.
After its debut on London’s South Bank, Gateway was installed once again in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The installation became a conceptual foundation for the scenography of the biennale, celebrating movement, light, and collective experience through design.
