Curriculum Vitae
Chris Wood
Commissions (Selected)
2024
Anonymous Client, USA.
Title: 90 Pairs of Hands
3035mm x 2218mm; solid surface and dichroic. Integrated architectural artwork for the new private office of a luxury car brand
2024
Alexandria Real Estate, USA.
Title: Boom: The Exploration of Knowledge
3000mm diameter solid surface material circle with dichroic . Integrated architectural artwork for the new premises of a biotechnology company
2024
Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
Title: Twist
Commission to create an artwork on glazed window for the Breast Services Unit at Charing Cross Hospital
2024
Private residence, UK. Grantchester;
Title: Cambridge
Bespoke wall panel
2023
Disney, Worldwide.
Title: Spyra
950mm x 1200mm; bespoke dichroic artwork for a new build cruise-ship
2023
Abcam, UK.
Title: JD
Commission to create a dichroic window piece to commemorate the passing of a team member
2023
Shurooq, Sharjah.
Title: Flutter
2000mm x 2000mm; freestanding dichroic & corian exterior artwork placement on Al Noor Island
2023
Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, UK.
Title: Irdieden
1900mm x 1900mm; bespoke dichroic artwork for newly open Altos Labs
2022
Artlink, UK/ Qatar.
Title: Dasula
4300mm x 1700mm; bespoke four part dichroic artwork for the artwork collection housed in Katara Tower.
2022
Private residence, UK.
1200mm x 1200mm, bespoke dichroic artwork creation for a family home.
2022
Aurora House, UK.
Title: Fenland
4114mm x 1907mm, corian and dichroic integrated architectural artwork for the new premises of a tech company
2022
Johnson & Johnson, USA.
Title: Hiive
4000mm x 1200mm; Design and fabrication of a dichroic modular wall panel in response to company brief. To be situated in the new CEO’s office
2022
Nestle, Worldwide.
Title:The Virtuous Circle Award
The design and creation of 15 dichroic sculptural awards. Accompanying ‘creation of’ narrated video
2021
Dior, Worldwide.
Design proposal for new New York flagship store facade
2021
Cle Du Peau Beaute, Worldwide.
Title: 40/40
1900 x 1900mm; creation of a bespoke artwork to mark 40th anniversary. Accompanying production of a ‘creation of’ video
2021
Boucheron, France.
Licensing for selected artwork images as inspiration for 2021 collection ‘Holographique’. Creation of 82 artworks as promotional gifts for VIPs and journalists
2021
Artlink, UK.
Title: Gloaming
1200mm x 1200mm; bespoke dichroic artwork plus hanging mechanism for a new build cruise-ship
2021
Downing Church, UK.
Commission to create two large exterior, custom design dichroic artwork church signs
2021
Stanford Hotels, USA.
Title:Astra and Lucent
Commission to design and fabricate two triptych artworks for the lobby of a new hotel in Seattle
2021
Private residence, London, UK.
Commission to design and fabricate a dichroic artwork for direct application to a large skylight
2020
Private residence, USA.
Title:Facets
Encased crystal commission, feature artwork for a new private residence
2020
Ohio Hospital, USA.
7 piece wall panel series
2020
Capital One, USA.
A bespoke triptych panel series designed using binary code, for a new 78,000 square foot premises on MIT
2019
Adobe, Paris.
Commission panel series for Adobe Summit 2019
2019
Yale University, Boston.
Wall panel for university
2019
Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge Massachusetts.
2 wall panels for the school.
2019
Instagram, San Francisco.
Wall panel for office space
2019
Energia, Dublin.
Title: E for Energia
Wall panel for Offices
2019
Freedom Plaza, Washington DC.
Commission to design and install a large dichroic artwork for lobby space
2019
Nangang Exhibition Centre, Taipei, Taiwan.
Title: Light Wall
Commission to design statement artwork for national exhibition centre.
2018
Great Ormond Street Hospital, Guildford Street Façade. UK
Commission for façade glazing to create 3 interrelated installations for
different areas of the building
2018
Lade School, Trondheim, Norway.
Commission to design artwork for new school.
2017
Oslo, Cruise Liner
Commission to design dichroic chandelier artwork for atrium of new cruise liner Mein Schiff 6 for Tui Cruises
2017
Belmont House, Uxbridge.
Commission to design artwork for corporate office reception area
2016
Fendi Fashion House
Shop windows worldwide including special designs for Paris, London, Milan and New York
2015
Royal Academy of Engineering, London, UK.
Wall panel for board room
2015
Allia Ltd: Future Business Centre Cambridge, UK.
Commission for wall mounted outdoor sculpture
2015
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
Title: Gift of Life
Organ Donor Recognition Commission, crystal artwork.
2015
London Architects Orient Design Ltd, UK
3 large wall panels commission.
2014
Colchester Hospital, UK Regatta
Donor recognition commission for the new Radiotherapy Unit.
2013
London Bridge Hospital, UK.
Commission to design Light Garden for the atrium space.
2012
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Title: Seeds
Commission to create artworks for the new Rosie Maternity Hospital.
2011
Christies Cancer Hospital, Oldham, UK
Commission to design artwork for the critical care unit.
2011
KAPSARk-Riyadh Architect Zaha Hadid.
Commissioned to design proposal for the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre Riyadh
2010
Private Commission for Professor Lionel March, former Rector of the Royal College of Art.
Light Shower window piece
2009
Christies Cancer Hospital, Oldham, UK.
Commission to design artwork for the new main entrance of the building
2009
Elmfield Community Housing UK.
Commission to design Light-gathering features for communal areas of the apartments.
2008
Arts For Health St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals, UK.
Commission for the Atrium of new hospital
2008
Premier Travel Inn Hotel Cambridge, UK.
Title:Chroma
Commission to design and make artwork for hotel facade, Axiom Architects
2007
IPC Media, London, UK.
Commission to design and make artworks for the marketing suite of the new Blue Fin Building London
Exhibitions (selected)
2023
Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE (solo show)
Title: Liquid Light
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority
2020
Tokyo Polytechnic University
Title: Interference
International Research Center for Colour Science and Art
2019
Opera Gallery, Beirut
Title: As a Matter of Illusion
2019
The National Museum of Modern Art, Algiers
Title: Shared Vision
‘Altiba9’ 7th Edition
2019
45 Park Lane, London
Title: Light Pattern
Ackerman Studios
2018
Laura Rathe Gallery Dallas, Texas
Title: To the Future
2017
Cornell Museum Miami
Title: Looking Glass
2017
Cambridge e-Luminate Festival
2017
Ugly Duck, Canary Wharf London
Title: Light Bites
2016
Galeria dos Prazeres, Madeira
2015-16
Sharjah Museum of Art, Noor
Solo exhibition as part of the Festival of Islamic Art
Education
1988-1990
Royal College of Art MA Glass
1984-88
Middlesex Polytechnic 1st Class BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design (Furniture).