Futurecity have been appointed by Berkeley Homes to develop and manage public realm art commissions for Wye Dene, a new development in High Wycombe. The first part of these commissions is a series of community engagement projects, Masterclasses in Sitting, by art and architecture group, public works. Take a Seat With Us is the first in this series.
public works will collaborate with community groups, individuals in High Wycombe and the National School of Furniture at Buck New University in order to activate the new communal spaces of Wye Dene.
Take a Seat With Us
17th November – 21st November 2014
Furniture design students from Bucks New University, High Wycombe are currently building ten unique seats for residents of High Wycombe celebrating special places for sitting in the Wycombe Marsh area.
On Friday 21st November 2014 the students will present the finished prototypes to the public and invite local residents to inaugurate their creations. The seats are prototypes and not permanent pieces. They will be installed for one day only and are meant to celebrate the diversity of relationships residents have to the place they live in.
