Crafts CouncilDirectoryGary DrostleA 60 square metre lobby landmark mosaic floor for The University of IowaAboutThe aim of this feature floor mosaic was to unite the building's theme of Wellbeing, local history and topography. "My idea was to reflect the Iowa River meandering through the landscape as the River of Life, an assembly of hundreds of individual 'life lines' running through a landscape created from patterns derived from local Amish quilts, Basket weaving and Indeginous textiles. The central section is life in balance and the grey edges, life out of balance, and some bursting out completely.Gary DrostleLondon, EnglandRiver of Life Mosaic view, VanderveldeView of entrance lobbyThe River of Life Mosaic, The University of IowView from lobby atriumThe River of Life entrance view, Vanderveldeview with stair alignmentA 60 square metre lobby landmark mosaic floor for The University of IowaAboutThe aim of this feature floor mosaic was to unite the building's theme of Wellbeing, local history and topography. "My idea was to reflect the Iowa River meandering through the landscape as the River of Life, an assembly of hundreds of individual 'life lines' running through a landscape created from patterns derived from local Amish quilts, Basket weaving and Indeginous textiles. The central section is life in balance and the grey edges, life out of balance, and some bursting out completely.Gary DrostleLondon, EnglandRiver of Life Mosaic view, VanderveldeView of entrance lobbyThe River of Life entrance view, Vanderveldeview with stair alignmentThe River of Life Mosaic, The University of IowView from lobby atriumMore from Gary DrostleProjectA landmark feature celebrating the long history of migrants in east LondonProjectA terrazzo floor with inset mosaics and caste bronze features for the Lucile Packard Stanford Children's Hospital, CAProjectThe Battle of Deptford Bridge – Memorial Sundial BenchProjectA unique feature panel for a Soho Fish restaurantProjectA town centre focal feature mosaic creates the perfect low maintenance koi pondProjectBarcelona inspired mosaics for Sarah Eberle's award winning RHS Chelsea gardenProjectA trail through the Redwood Forest created for a Childrens Hospital in Palo Alto, CaliforniaProjectOzymandias for the 21st century - A mosaic sculpture inspired by P B ShelleyProjectEduardo Paolozzi Mosaics at Tottenham Court RoadProjectEntrance lobby feature mosaic for University Wellness Centre in Iowa CityProjectLocal Landscape for Private Residence Courtyard in Nice, FranceProjectArizona hotel pool area mosaic celebrates local wildlifeProjectShrapnel 1914 - War is a gun with a worker at each end