Photo credit: Connor Rusby
Photo credits: Martin Hislop
A new public commission by Marie-Louise Jones, created in collaboration with Foils Architects and Love Design Studio, and one of the winning entries for this year’s Fitz&Sits competition as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2025. Installed on the Corner of Mortimer Street and Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia, the installtion re-imagines the 19th-century ‘loveseat’ as a contemporary functional artwork using reprocessed waste materials collected from the local area, including discarded oyster shells from Bentley’s Oyster Bar.
The seat reflects Fitzrovia’s rich dining culture and architectural heritage, while engaging with urgent material discourse around reuse, sustainability, and art in public space. For the LFA commission, Marie-Louise used hyperlocal, reprocessed waste from the businesses around Fitzrovia, diverting those materials from landfill to form a functional sculpture, playfully encouraging the re-use of materials, whilst creating a place for people to share conversations and moments together in public space. The seat even received the seal of approval of Grand Design’s Kevin McCloud when he took a moment with the team to experience the installation first-hand…
The seat reflects Fitzrovia’s rich dining culture and architectural heritage, while engaging with urgent material discourse around reuse, sustainability, and art in public space. For the LFA commission, Marie-Louise used hyperlocal, reprocessed waste from the businesses around Fitzrovia, diverting those materials from landfill to form a functional sculpture, playfully encouraging the re-use of materials, whilst creating a place for people to share conversations and moments together in public space. The seat even received the seal of approval of Grand Design’s Kevin McCloud when he took a moment with the team to experience the installation first-hand…
Photo credits: London Festival of Architecture
Installation dates: June 5th - 30th, 2025 (London Festival of Architecture)
Location: Corner of Mortimer Street & Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia, W1W 7RP
Access: Free and open to the public
Location: Corner of Mortimer Street & Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia, W1W 7RP
Access: Free and open to the public