Ron Arad - Windwand (2000)

Ron Arad - Windwand (2000)

Sitting comfortably between design and art, a 50 metre needle pierces the sky above Westferry Circus. Commissioned by Canary Wharf Group, in association with the Canary Riverside development, the sculpture could almost be mistaken for construction work.

Windwand was created by Ron Arad who is also responsible for The Big Blue, the huge asymmetric sculpture that dominates Canada Square Park.
Trained as an architect, Arad first gained recognition as a furniture designer. His other famous works include an interactive installation of metal crushers at Paris's Pompidou Centre.
Wind wand is constructed from red carbon fibre, narrowing to a clear point containing lights.
The whole structure sways in the breeze causing light trails across the night sky.
Ron Arad is currently a professor of design products at The Royal College of Art, London.