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Situated in
Black Brook, a stream that borders the ancient site of Lammas Land,
the Shining Stone sculpture takes its name from the nearby village
of Shenstone.
The name of the village is believed by many to be derived
from ‘beautiful stone’ or ‘shining stone’. |
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Staffordshire
County Council’s Arts and Museum Service required a sign to
increase awareness of Jo Naden’s ‘Shining Stone’
sculpture among people using the nearby footpaths.
We were asked to develop a solution which included the information
display and the fabrication of the sign for Staffordshire County Council’s
Arts and Museum Service.
Although the nature of the sign changed significantly from the original
intention (a simple stainless steel sheet fabrication) to a plaque
fixed to a one tonne stone, the design of the information changed
little from the format we proposed first of all.
Apart from design the project required us to:
 survey the site
at Shenstone and select a location for the sign
prepare drawings
for planning approval
select the stone
at a Forest of Dean quarry
liaise with a
Derbyshire plaque supplier
liaise with the
Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service. |
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All
in all, the map is intended as a visual poem in which the words ‘Shenstone’
and ‘The Shining Stone’ stand out (without shouting) as
part of a discrete typo(icono)graphic text, enriched by the historical
references provided in the key.
Gérard
Mermoz
Extract from the project brief |
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More
information about this client:
Jo Naden’s web site |
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