Sebastian Conran's Concord sculpture
Sculpture celebrating British engineering unveiled outside London's Royal Albert Hall
Sebastian Conran has unveiled ICON, a sculpture made of five tonnes of stainless steel and the nose cone of a real Concorde jet outside London's Royal Albert Hall.
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First unveiled at Royal Ascot earlier this year, the sculpture, Called ICON, is designed to celebrate 'the beauty of technology and man's conquering of supersonic flight', according to Conran.
It has been placed near the entrance of the Albert Hall to mark the TEDx Albertopolis event, a half-day of talks exploring how science, medicine and technology coexist with the arts in modern society.
Conran, who worked alongside a team of highly skilled craftsmen and one aerospace engineer, says: 'This sculpture has represented years of hard work from everyone involved in bringing it to life. It was so warmly received at Royal Ascot and we look forward to its prominent London position during what will be a fantastic event. It is a great feeling to know thousands of people will soon get to experience and admire this important piece of engineering history.'
Conran has had a life-long love of aerospace design and technology and led the team commissioned by British Airways to design the last interiors of the Concorde fleet.
