Tiger Territory

An interactive tiger claw for London Zoo. Designed to explain how the claw works. Constructed from copper and brass. Twisting the brass knob activates the claws to extend, ready for hunting.

The Nawareum is a eco science museum in Straubing, Bavaria, in the south of Germany.

The commission came through Cabaret Mechanical Theatre based in Hastings. The brief was to build a series of interactive windmills to demonstrate their history. From the Vertical Axis windmills in Persia from around the 9th century AD to the Modern wind turbines that reach over 300m.

The models are made from welded mild steel that has been “heat blued” to give the distinctive colour and then protected by a layer of museum wax.

Whipsnade Zoo

The giraffe display was built to fit into the Giraffe house at Whipsnade Zoo.

Giraffes eat the leaves, twigs and shoots from tall Savanna trees. They use their 18 inch long tongues to strip the leaves from the branches. The interactive displays shows the Giraffe pulling the leaves from the trees.

The Giraffe and accompanying scene were painted by the artist and illustrator Simon Manfield.

Heaven & Earth, Liverpool Pier Head. The sculpture is a celebration of the life and works of the astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks from liverpool 1619-1641. He was the first person to accurately calculate the transit of Venus.
The sculpture has a working hand powered mechanical orrery, the position of Venus has been replaced by a copper angel version of Jeremiah and as his wings flap he orbits the other planets. Inside the large telescope there is a video animation of the life of Jeremiah by Tim Hunkin.