Sweetly Modeled London | Chris Naylor
Lightheartedly reverential to the museum’s past as a storehouse for rum, coffee, and sugar, the artist Chris Naylor was recently commissioned to create an artistic model of some of London’s most iconic landmarks for the 10th anniversary of the Museum of London Docklands.
Courtesy of Chris Naylor
With some 2,186 sugar cubes and weighing a surprising 13 kilos, the use of sugar here is of far greater value than anything I’ve ever done with the little cubes. My crowning achievement was a fun, but ultimately futile attempt at authenticity while drinking Absinthe.
Courtesy of Chris Naylor
And at the end of the whole ordeal, we still had a nearly full box of sugar… if only we’d had a hundred more boxes and a picture of Florence’s skyline
Matt Davis is a Virginia Tech graduate and one of the founding editors behind Arch2O. Launching the platform in mid‑2012 alongside fellow Hokies, he helped shape its identity as an international hub for design innovation and critical dialogue . With a foundation in architectural education and a passion for uncovering unconventional design approaches, Matt has contributed significantly—both editorially and strategically—to Arch2O’s growth, ensuring that emerging architects, academics, and creatives have a space to question, explore, and elevate the built environment.