88 Gallery on Instagram: "NEW ARTIST: JACOB WALLS
We are delighted to announce that Jacob Walls has joined our roster of artists. A London-based artist and designer working across sculpture, furniture, fashion archiving and interactive installation, his cross-disciplinary practice explores the evolving relationships between people, objects and environment.
His functional art-object series Pangolin was developed during his MA at Central Saint Martins. These pieces are not just eye-catching due to their sculptural quality, they are thermo-chromic, with responsive surfaces that transform visually both in accordance with ambient temperature and with touch.
Drawing inspiration from natural systems of protection, such as shells, seeds and layered pods, the object-series references how organic structures house, hold and adapt to their environments. Inviting interaction, these pieces don’t just occupy space, they respond to it, the user becoming the final, active layer in a dynamic system, completing the form through heat, presence, and engagement.
The prototypes immediately caught our eye at the CSM show, and we are very excited about the first pieces in the edition of 8 that are currently in process and scheduled to arrive at the gallery at the end of August. We’re not the only ones to have zoned in on these great pieces; they have already attracted the attention of both the design and fashion-focused press, from @dezeen to @culted. This is an artist/designer wth an exciting path ahead!
Welcome Jacob!
Each piece h: 48 cm l: 80 cm. w: 60 cm approx.
Photos and videos copyright of the artist.
#jacobwallsstudio #pangolin #functionalart #collectibledesign #thermochromic #newartist #londonartanddesign
#centralsaintmartins #interiordesign #adaptivedesign #interactivedesign #colourshift #objectandenvironment #designandfashion #londongallery #pimlicoroad"
88gallerylondon on July 23, 2025: "NEW ARTIST: JACOB WALLS
We are delighted to announce that Jacob Walls has joined our roster of artists. A London-based artist and designer working across sculpture, furniture, fashion archiving and interactive installation, his cross-disciplinary practice explores the evolving relationships between people, objects and environment.
His functional art-object series Pangolin was developed during his MA at Central Saint Martins. These pieces are not just eye-catching due to their sculptural quality, they are thermo-chromic, with responsive surfaces that transform visually both in accordance with ambient temperature and with touch.
Drawing inspiration from natural systems of protection, such as shells, seeds and layered pods, the object-series references how organic structures house, hold and adapt to their environments. Inviting interaction, these pieces don’t just occupy space, they respond to it, the user becoming the final, active layer in a dynamic system, completing the form through heat, presence, and engagement.
The prototypes immediately caught our eye at the CSM show, and we are very excited about the first pieces in the edition of 8 that are currently in process and scheduled to arrive at the gallery at the end of August. We’re not the only ones to have zoned in on these great pieces; they have already attracted the attention of both the design and fashion-focused press, from @dezeen to @culted. This is an artist/designer wth an exciting path ahead!
Welcome Jacob!
Each piece h: 48 cm l: 80 cm. w: 60 cm approx.
Photos and videos copyright of the artist.
#jacobwallsstudio #pangolin #functionalart #collectibledesign #thermochromic #newartist #londonartanddesign
#centralsaintmartins #interiordesign #adaptivedesign #interactivedesign #colourshift #objectandenvironment #designandfashion #londongallery #pimlicoroad".
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