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Peter Cook: Bubble Suburb
HENI and Serpentine are delighted to release Bubble Suburb by Sir Peter Cook. On the occasion of his Play Pavilion commission with Serpentine—a vibrant and interactive public art installation situated alongside Serpentine South in London—Sir Peter Cook has created a special limited edition print of a drawing he conceived whilst developing the public art project.
The Bubble Suburb editions are framed Giclée prints on Cotton Smooth Rag, measuring 54.2 x 54.2 cm (framed). The edition size is limited to 100 (plus 10 APs). Each print is numbered and hand-signed on the front by the artist.
The artworks are available by application until 17:00 BST on 11 August 2025.
The Bubble Suburb edition is on display in the lobby at Serpentine South in Kensington Gardens, London, for the duration of the drop. The edition is also on display in the windows at 29-35 Lexington Street, London, W1F 9AH until 6 August.
About Bubble Suburb
On the occasion of his Play Pavilion commission with Serpentine, Sir Peter Cook has created a special limited edition print of a drawing he conceived whilst developing the public art project. Titled Bubble Suburb, the drawing was inspired by the domed structure of the Play Pavilion. Since the early 1960s, Cook has developed a distinctive body of visually rich and colourful drawings depicting radical conceptual possibilities within architecture.
Predominantly coloured in orange with detail parts in swathes of other bright colours, Bubble Suburb is a liberating enclosure, with walls that undulate and give cutely framed views of the world outside: a great place to live.
The suburb lets these walls join up in long runs that are interspersed with service runs and woodland runs. Occasionally there are tall glass fingers that contain workshops and studios. In the distance, a ‘normal city’ can be seen, whose inhabitants are looking across—enviously.
"Wouldn’t it be great if a suburb could literally bubble out of the ground like a tasty orange broth: with its inhabitants living in the bubbles?"
- Sir Peter Cook
About Sir Peter Cook
Sir Peter Cook first gained international recognition through the visionary group Archigram, whose conceptual projects — including Plug-In City (1963–66) — continue to challenge ideas at the intersection of architecture, technology, and society. Alongside these influential unrealised works, Cook’s built projects include Kunsthaus Graz in Austria (completed in 2003 with Colin Fournier) and the Drawing Studio (2016) and the Innovation Studio (2021) for Arts University Bournemouth. His work has been the subject of numerous publications and exhibitions, and in 2002 he was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Royal Gold Medal, the institution’s highest honour.
Cook’s drawings are held in major public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt; FRAC Centre, Orléans; M+ Museum of Art, Hong Kong; Japan Architect Collection, Tokyo; the National Museum of Art, Oslo; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Peter Cook is the director of Peter Cook Studio Crablab.
Instagram: @sirpetercook
Peter Cook, photographed by Paul McLaughlin. © Paul McLaughlin.
HENI Talks on the Play Pavilion
Uncover the inspiration behind the Play Pavilion: a new, vibrant, and interactive public art commission, situated alongside Serpentine South in London. Hear directly from Sir Peter Cook and Serpentine Galleries’ Artistic Director, Hans Ulrich Obrist, as they share the story of this exciting new project.
The Play Pavilion is open to the public until 10 August 2025.
Timeline
To ensure a fair and broad distribution, the limited edition artworks are being sold on an application basis for a limited time only. Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to get started.
APPLICATION
The application window for this drop is open from 4 until 11 August.
ALLOCATION
HENI will carefully review each application and aims to start notifying successful applicants over the coming weeks after the application period has closed.
DELIVERY OR STORAGE
You can have your order delivered or stored with us in the HENI Vault. HENI estimates all artworks will ship within two months of the application window closing. If you use the Vault, you won't be charged until two months after the application window ends, at which point you can withdraw your order at any time. You can learn more about the Vault here.
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HENI and Serpentine are delighted to release Bubble Suburb by Sir Peter Cook. On the occasion of his Play Pavilion commission with Serpentine—a new vibrant and interactive public art installation situated alongside Serpentine South in London—Sir Peter Cook has created a special limited edition print of a drawing he conceived whilst developing the public art project.
The Bubble Suburb editions are framed Giclée prints on Cotton Smooth Rag, each measuring 54.2 x 54.2 cm (framed). The edition size is limited to 100 (plus 10 APs) and they are priced at $1,000 (plus applicable taxes). Each print is numbered hand-signed on the front by the artist.
The artworks are available by application until 17:00 BST on 11th August 2025.
Collectors can store their artworks in the HENI Vault. Our bonded fine art warehouse gives maximum flexibility to collectors by delaying delivery and customs duties until a later date. Should you choose to delay the delivery of your order and store it in the HENI Vault, VAT will not be applied at checkout. To learn more about using the HENI Vault, please read this article.
You can complete your application for Bubble Suburb on a computer or mobile device, after which you will receive a confirmation email. After the allocation period, if your application is successful, you will be sent an order confirmation once payment has been successfully taken.
If you want to get in touch, please contact Customer Care or ask a moderator on Discord.
Yes, the HENI Vault is available to select at checkout. The HENI Vault, is a storage service which gives flexibility to collectors who don't have immediate space to store their artworks. Our fine art warehouse features a secure, climate-controlled environment in the UK. With its customs-bonded status, the HENI Vault not only ensures the safekeeping of your artworks but also allows the deferral of delivery and customs duties until you decide to withdraw your artworks.
Here's how it works:
- After the application window has closed your artworks will enter production, during which there will be no storage charges.
- 1 month after the application window has closed, a monthly subscription fee of $25 per artwork kicks in for using the HENI Vault.
- You have the freedom to withdraw your artworks at any time. A handling and administration charge of $25 per artwork applies upon withdrawal.
You can choose to store your artworks in the HENI Vault during the checkout. You will be asked to complete some security questions which we may ask for in the future. Confirmation of your Vault subscription will be sent by email, along with details on how to withdraw your artwork in the future.
Please note that although VAT is not charged at the time of purchase, when withdrawing an artwork from the Vault, you will be charged VAT on the initial purchase price if you are then shipping that artwork to the UK. You will be contacted by your local customs or shipping regarding paying VAT and any applicable duties if you are shipping your artwork from the Vault to outside the UK.
As Bubble Suburb is a limited-edition release, HENI tries to ensure that the prints are sold broadly and fairly (rather than on a ‘first come, first served’ basis). You can apply for multiple artworks from Bubble Suburb, however, HENI cannot guarantee that you will be offered the opportunity to buy every print you apply for.
If you selected the Complete Fulfilment option during the application process, HENI will only satisfy your application if we are able to fulfil your entire application. If you selected the Partial Fulfilment option during the application process, HENI may offer you the opportunity to purchase some of the editions you applied for, but not all. Choosing Partial Fulfilment may increase your chances of being successfully allocated. HENI will carefully review each application and aims to start notifying successful applicants around the coming weeks after the application period has closed.
Bubble Suburb is priced in US Dollars and can be purchased using credit or debit card. Please ensure when submitting your payment details that you enter the correct billing post/zip code information for the payment card you are using.
When applying for Bubble Suburb you will be asked to provide details of a credit or debit card. HENI will carefully review each application and aims to start notifying successful applicants in the coming weeks after the application period has closed. Only after you have been notified of your successful application will HENI arrange to take payment. HENI will automatically attempt to take payment using the payment method supplied at the time of the application. If this payment method fails, you will be notified by email with a custom payment link that you can use to complete payment. You have 48 hours from the time of the email to complete your payment, otherwise your allocation will be revoked.
Bubble Suburb does not come with a Certificate of Authenticity. The edition numbers for each of the works are randomly allocated and cannot be chosen. As with all our drops, the APs are not for sale.
The Bubble Suburb edition is on display in the lobby at Serpentine South in Kensington Gardens, London, for the duration of the drop. The edition is also on display in the windows at 29-35 Lexington Street, London, W1F 9AH until 6 August.
HENI aims to dispatch all the artworks within 1 month of the close of the application window. Please note that the exact timing is subject to demand, production capacities and potential shipping delays. As soon as your order is ready to dispatch, you will receive an email confirmation with the tracking information.
To ensure efficient delivery of our editions HENI ships exclusively through our trusted courier partners. Therefore, we are unable to facilitate in-person collection or organise independent shipping.
Bubble Suburb will be shipped from the UK and can be shipped internationally. The prices indicated are exclusive of VAT, delivery charges, insurance or any customs or import duties or local taxes that may be payable. For orders shipping to the UK, Standard Rate VAT will be applied and collected at the time of payment.
If your shipping address is outside of the UK, you will be responsible for any customs or import duties and local taxes that may be payable. Where such duties or taxes are payable in respect to any works ordered, HENI does not collect and pay them on your behalf. You are responsible for paying any amounts due directly to the applicable customs authority. HENI is not able to offer any guidance on customs or import duties or local taxes, and we recommend that you contact your local customs office for details.
Should the need arise to change your delivery address, it is possible; however, if you choose to deliver to a different country than initially requested, this could impact the total value of your original order. Please complete and submit the Change of Address Request form and one of our Customer Care advisors will be in touch to confirm.
There are certain countries that HENI cannot ship to. If you would like more information or should you encounter an error during the checkout, please contact Customer Care here.