The Peter Saville Process Garden

How does a graphic designer’s garden grow? With CMYK coloured flowers of course. When Peter Saville was asked to re-design St Luke’s Gardens in Clerkenwell he paid homage to the area’s history as London’s printing district. Even the typeface planned for the installation was designed by a local in the 18th century while the beds are laid out in the form of a printer’s registration mark.

Saville’s garden will be blooming in the spring, two other gardens by artists Georgie Hopton and Gary Hume will flower in 2007. The project was conceived and commissioned by the ever cool Scarlet Projects in partnership with EC1 New Deal for Communities and Islington Greenspace. Drawing by Frances Christie.

David Rainbird
Posted on Monday, 13th of February 2006 Permalink Comment (0)