The May Fair
A speculative proposal for the public realm of Mayfair in collaboration with Pablo Bronstein.
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The project engages curation, events and public realm design in order to create a place for cultural risk in Mayfair’s context of extreme economic pressure. The image above forms part of Pablo’s response to our strategy, a ‘Moveable festival pavilion in celebration of the Society of Antiquaries’.
Context
The May Fair was presented to the Royal Academy of Arts and exhibited in October 2014.
Credits
- Client: The Royal Academy of Arts
- Value: N/A
- Date: 2014
- Collaborators: Pablo Bronstein, support from Project Centre.
- Status: Proposal
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Exploring the 'May Fair'
A short film by Alex Jones in which David and Cristina explain the thinking behind their ‘May Fair’ strategy, made in collaboration with Pablo Bronstein, and talk about supporting and advocating for culture through planning policy.
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