The Wormery

The Wormery is a flexible seating space commissioned by @at.the.library_ for the children’s library area in Bootle Library.

Worms were the inspiration because they agitate, dig deep, collaborate and create places for new growth, so they seemed the perfect inspiration for this space of discovery and learning. Like children, and hopefully artists too, worms can improve the spaces around them, and they are also wriggly. A real wormery also exists in the garden at Bootle Library so will be occasionally wheeled in to the kids Wormery. I designed something that could move and be reconfigured as a long seat or make a small story circle, or a kind of stage. This was realised by @plaey_workshop - Matt producing immaculate work as always. 

Produced by the brilliant @linnyvenables Commissioned by @at.the.library_ an NPO partnership between
@seftonlibraries and @rule_of_threes thank you Lesley and @msbrewster.

Upholstery of sofa (not pictured because it’s always being used by loads of families, as it should be) by Imogen Woodings @bluebird_upholstery, other sewing by Emily. 

Materials that Plaey used were supplied by @lathamsltd and the workers was made from @garnicaplywood plywood
@valchromat_official and @himacseurope with some @jesmonite_ltd inlays.