Blue Carpet, Public art installation in front of Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
The Blue Carpet features glass and resin slabs that form a cobalt surface covering the ground outside the Laing Art Gallery.
Newcastle City Council initiated this public square project in 1994, marking the first such development in the city center in a century.
Thomas Heatherwick Studio won an international competition in 1996 to design this space, transforming it into an integrated urban gathering area.
The installation includes built-in seating areas, illuminated sections, and an elevated walkway accessed through wooden ribbon staircases.
Crushed blue glass mixed with white resin creates distinct paving slabs that change appearance when replacement tiles contrast with weathered sections.
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
GPS coordinates: 54.97467,-1.60910
Latest update: May 12, 2025 10:51
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