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Pearce designs war memorial for Science Museum

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Posted by Patrick Burgoyne, 16 September 2009, 15:28    Permalink    Comments (13)

Pentagram's Harry Pearce has designed an elegant tribute to members of staff at London's Science Museum who died during the First and Second World Wars

The memorial takes the form of a wall-mounted plaque made from a single piece of cast iron. Each layer represents a world war with ‘19’ serving as a link between the two sets of dates ‘14-18’ and ‘39-45’. A single cross is cut through both layers.

 

 

This is the wooden 'cast proof' used in production:

13 Comments

elegant, simple yet expertly crafted design.
brian
2009-09-16 18:28:20

Wow! That's all it needs.
Chris Hancock
2009-09-16 18:35:08

The numbers really echo an emotion. Very solid, dignified and proud.
Bip.
Bip
2009-09-16 19:41:08

Beautiful.
Scott Robinson
2009-09-17 09:27:44

brilliant, lovely piece of work
Liam Gallagher
2009-09-17 09:39:10

Beautiful design
Most Interesting Ideas
2009-09-17 09:44:28

Cleaver, simple, thoughtful and elegant.
Carol Whiteford
2009-09-17 11:32:53

Really fitting. Just hits the right note.
Katy Cowan
2009-09-17 12:32:40

Beautiful yet monolithic, and I'm glad he put the crucifix on there in an age where religion seems to be shunned out from every other facet of life.
James
2009-09-17 14:09:06

Very simple and dignified. I know science and religion are not mutually exclusive, but I wonder what issues might have been raised using a cruciform in a scientific context/setting?

Not trying to be controversial, it just made me think.
Ed Wright
2009-09-17 14:12:13

Excellent. Also, must be one of the few such memorials where the fallen from WW2 outnumber those from WW1. I guess its indicative of a greater number of staff between the two dates?
silas amos
2009-09-17 16:26:36

A sound piece of work, it just feels right. It also feels right that the cross is an integral part of the design, particularly in respect to the periods 14-18 & 39-45. Relief they didn't give in to retrospective political correctness.
Steve Hutton
2009-10-01 10:36:23

what! it's awful... why has it been given any attention, nevermind being blogged as a great piece of design.
Noir
2009-12-22 13:26:48

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