Veille Design

The Ommatidium was the culmination of Wilkinson and Lotto’s desire to “create something that inspires but [is] also useful to the community, and to celebrate the digital innovation the area is famous for.” Located on 243 Old Street and initially unveiled for the 2015 London Design Festival, this site-specific sculpture was constructed from a matte black steel beam attached to a circular 3.2-meter-wide steel mesh filled with hand-cut glass prisms. The structure beams down colorful rainbows during...…