Middlesbrough Moquette
2024
Middlesbrough Train Station
Vinyl on windows and seating
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Rachel Deakin
2024
Middlesbrough Train Station
Vinyl on windows and seating
Dimensions variable
Photo credit: Rachel Deakin
Middlesbrough Moquette is a series of striking vinyl artworks inspired by patterned moquette – a durable woven fabric widely used on public transport. Emma researched the history of moquette, with visits by rail to the London Transport Museum and York Railway Museum.
After studying designs from the 1920s to present day, she developed her own bespoke patterns which reference the architectural features of Middlesbrough railway station, past and present. These include the original elliptical roof that was damaged in 1942 by a German air raid.
Several intricate patterns were hand painted and vibrant colour schemes were devised using heritage shades, seen at the stations of Grosmont, Goathland and Pickering, to reflect local culture and history.
Selected designs have been reproduced onto large scale vinyl to adorn the historical windows and waiting room seating which playfully reference the use of moquette as a distinctive and familiar seating textile.
Middlesbrough Moquette was commissioned for Middlesbrough's Most Creative Station - a project delivered by Navigator North as members of Middlesbrough Cultural Partnership, and supported through The Cultural Development Fund, a Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) fund administered by Arts Council England.
navigatornorth.co.uk/mostcreativestation/emma_bennett/
After studying designs from the 1920s to present day, she developed her own bespoke patterns which reference the architectural features of Middlesbrough railway station, past and present. These include the original elliptical roof that was damaged in 1942 by a German air raid.
Several intricate patterns were hand painted and vibrant colour schemes were devised using heritage shades, seen at the stations of Grosmont, Goathland and Pickering, to reflect local culture and history.
Selected designs have been reproduced onto large scale vinyl to adorn the historical windows and waiting room seating which playfully reference the use of moquette as a distinctive and familiar seating textile.
Middlesbrough Moquette was commissioned for Middlesbrough's Most Creative Station - a project delivered by Navigator North as members of Middlesbrough Cultural Partnership, and supported through The Cultural Development Fund, a Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) fund administered by Arts Council England.
navigatornorth.co.uk/mostcreativestation/emma_bennett/