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The Distance of a Small Beginning
Concept design · Cadimore
Summary
A winged maple seed becomes an expansive garden canopy, with paired pods for gathering and twisting ochre wings that frame the possibility of departure.
The Brief
The winged seed combines a concentrated centre with an expansive reach. The brief holds those scales together, placing intimate seats at the pods and allowing the wings to frame the larger garden.
The Inspiration
A small winged seed carries the possibility of travelling far beyond its source. The concept takes that relationship between modest beginnings and a larger journey as a way to connect an intimate gathering point with an expansive gesture.
The Concept
Two seed pods become places to sit beneath long twisting wings. Bronze ribs and translucent ochre surfaces catch garden light, while a shared centre links the outward-reaching forms. The seed remains legible in both silhouette and detail.
The Experience
Visitors meet between the pods, move beneath either wing and compare views through its ribs. A small protected air interaction sits close to hand, bringing the story of movement into a quiet encounter beneath the larger canopy.
The Outcome
A small beginning becomes an expansive gesture of gathering and departure. The paired pods and outward-reaching wings connect an intimate meeting point with a sense of movement, holding the seed’s promise of a larger journey in one recognisable form.
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