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Global eyewear retailer Oakley commissioned this underground showroom interior inside Vousden’s Opticians in the historic city of Bath, south west England.  All the storage needed to be entirely free-standing due to the fully sealed damp proof membrane lining the walls of this part of the underground retail space.  Custom illuminated storage cabinets were created with […]

This lighting sculpture was designed for the 1st Greenwich Harbour symposium in Connecticut, New York state, representing the continued cycles of life and death. Designed from 30 hexagonal forms in galvanised steel arrayed around a polar axis. Waterproof LEDs run around the two horizontal hexagons to cast light up into the inner faces of the […]

This gold medal-winning show garden was designed in conjunction with award winning garden designers LDC at the world-renowned Chelsea Flower show and was titled “The MindsEye”, for the Royal National Institute of the Blind. The focal point we created was a giant infinity tunnel artwork, which was situated inside a  glass cube with water running […]

A series of nautical inspired office installations  for Peldon Rose in the City of London. Designed in conjunction with Sam Kopsch Studio. We were asked to engineer a collection of concept designs by Sam Kopsch that fit the location and dealt with difficult access restrictions in the building, that would give a huge wow factor […]

This collaboration between Ice Hotel founding architect, Ake Larsson and Ben Rousseau was created for Below Zero in London as an Official Ice Bar of the Ice Hotel and was Titled “Galactic Frontiers”.  The concept of the space was about three frontiers of the galaxy, one from earth , viewing familiar planets and star clusters, […]

We were asked to design this fully custom vehicle to follow the olympic torch as it toured around the UK in 2012. Following athletes around the country in the build-up to the olympic games, acting as a mobile studio to capture and edit content as it followed the celebrity torch bearer around the UK. A […]

This entrance feature wall and reception counter for Yotopia yoga studio in Covent Garden , London,  were designed to give the feeling of movement and positive energy as you enter the premises, preparing you for calm as you get ready for your practice.  Using lighting and a repeating waveform we created a simple structure that […]

We created a series of light fixtures and housings for new concept restaurant Inamo designed by Blacksheep. It has computers built into your table on each side connected to a projector overhead using a visual selection process instead of a waiter taking an order for your food and drinks. A projector in the ceiling projects […]

This entrance feature piece was designed for Acrylicize to sit in the new financial services building of VW. Made from giant acrylic cogs each representing one of the brands under the VW umbrella, suspended from a large scale ceiling rose with hanging globe lights strung in between. 

Ben Rousseau worked with a team of over 70 artists to realize the vision of architect Alex Haw at Burning Man. Ben helped lead the construction in Reno, Nevada at the generator warehouse, then oversaw the packing up and delivery and build in the hostile heat and dusty environment of Black Rock City under a […]

Arts Co commissioned designer Ben Rousseau and Architect Ian Douglas–Jones to create a headline installation called “Wasted “for the world-renowned London Design Festival at the prestigious V&AMuseum. It was designed to raise awareness on the amount of waste products being sent to landfill sites in the UK. Using material that was being turned into luxury […]

Designer Ben Rousseau is valued for his creativity as a lighting artist and experience with ice carving. He was invited to join an international team of high profile global ice artists by Ice Hotel, to create a unique catwalk show for Chanel at their annual Fashion show inside the prestigious Grand Palais in Paris. The […]

Working again with award winning winning creative agency Acrylicize, we designed and prototyped a series of feature installations for Sea Containers house on the south bank, London. Comprising of a collection of inspiring messages made using infinity artwork light boxes in varying forms and perspectives. We also created a huge graphic equaliser that was fed […]

Ben Rousseau teamed up with a life-long friend and designer, Stuart Farrelly, to create the piece titled “Levitating Cube.” The structure was made from timber and straw, incorporating a central hanging cube attached from a steel cable inside a giant square criss cross structure.  Designed for the annual World FireSculpture competition, the piece was entered […]

“legacy of the river” was designed as a unique space for Disney competition winners to enjoy a once in a life time experience at the Ice Hotel in Sweden, to celebrate the launch of the second movie in the Tron Franchise, “Tron Legacy” Designer Ben Rousseau collaborated with Shanghai-based architect and Designer Ian Douglas Jones […]

Bar and furniture for the Glade restaurant in Mayfair’s Sketch. The space was designed to feel like you’d stepped into a clearing in the middle of a forest walk. Using a steel frame for the main counter we created a sloping bar top so the customers drink would be stood at angle to create a […]

Hydro was designed as a back stage VIP experience at the launch of the new SSE stadium in Glasgow. Hydro was built with a twitter activated request system so that when customers tweeted their song choice to the sculpture the lighting projections reacted with the water flow to create unique patterns and effects. 7m x […]