Special Projects
At Cooney Marine, we have been lucky enough to be involved in the creation of countless extraordinary and one of a kind projects, below are just a few examples
All Lit Up! Christmas Tree at the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum’s shimmering Christmas tree in 2024 is pop-artist Anna Lomax’s All Lit Up!, a dazzling 5-meter-high site-specific installation crafted from precision-engineered stainless steel tubing.
The industrial skill and exceptional expertise of Cooney Marine International of Kettering was harnessed to create multidisciplinary artist and designer Anna Lomax’s bold and playful design for her iconic V&A sculpture, transforming steel tubes into one-of-a-kind fusion of manufacturing innovation and seasonal creativity.
The tree’s defining feature—a smooth, decreasing spiral structure—was achieved using a unique three-dimensional tube bending machine available only in the UK at Cooney Marine. This advanced equipment, renowned for its ability to create freeform shapes for world-class marine applications such as precision mirror-polished handrails to luxury super-yacht quality and architectural projects, was essential in delivering the unconventional seamless texture and design of All Lit Up!
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Adagio - Sculpture By John Sydney Carter at the University of Leicester
On 31st March 2017 a new sculpture designed by John Sydney Carter was unveiled at the University of Leicester. The expertise of Cooney Marine International Kettering was utilised to manufacture such an ambitious design.
The three-metres high sculpture in polished stainless steel was created through an array of our industry defining facilities including our specialized tube bending machine.
’Adagio’ mirrors the curved contours of brass instruments, such as the saxophone, adorned with bold shapes suggesting the keys of woodwind instruments such as flute or clarinet, or even the staves and crochets of musical notation.
Heron Tree at Corby Sculpture Park
In 2020 we were delighted at the opportunity to create a one of a kind sculpture to be placed at Corby Sculpture Park, the sculpture was designed to replicate the familiar wildlife whilst also providing an insight into the local road systems with its unique design and shaping.
