Futurecity curated and delivered Big Table, a permanent public artwork by British artist Alison Crowther, commissioned by St James as part of the Kew Bridge West development in west London.

Conceived as both a sculptural landmark and a functional piece of public furniture, Big Table is centred on the idea of the communal table - an everyday form reimagined at an architectural scale. Designed for shared use, the work encourages social interaction, informal gathering and a sense of community within the landscape of the development. Open and accessible, it invites residents and visitors alike to pause, meet, eat, talk or simply spend time together outdoors.

The commission forms part of the Kew Bridge Cultural Strategy (2011), developed by Futurecity as a long-term framework for embedding culture into the public realm. The strategy identified Big Table as a key early commission, designed to encourage social interaction and community life while responding to the site’s historic relationship with water, industry and landscape.

The sculpture sits within a carefully landscaped courtyard garden and contributes to a wider programme of site-specific artworks across Kew Bridge West. Nearby, The Self-Playing Instrument of Water further extends this narrative, reinforcing art, landscape and heritage as central components of place-making within the development.

Photography by Ron Bambridge