Thomas Alexander Heatherwick CBE RDI (born 17 February 1970) is an English designer and the founder of London-based design practice Heatherwick Studio. Since the late 1990s Heatherwick has emerged as one of Britain’s most gifted and imaginative designers. His innovative approach to design has earned him a reputation as an ideas engine.Since 2010 Heatherwick has exhibited a knack for projects that are intimately connected to a sense of national or local identity.
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birth date
1970-02-17
birth place
London
nationality
England
significant building
UK pavilion at Expo 2010, SoHo Manhattan, East Beach Cafe, Littlehampton, Longchamp (company)
significant design
The Rolling Bridge, UK pavilion at Expo 2010
significant project
2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics cauldron, B of the Bang
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