John Pawson’s first UK church project has opened with an installation by Es Devlin.

The £6m project to restore and reorder grade II*-listed St John-at-Hackney completed shortly before the compulsory closure of churches during the second lockdown but has now reopened.

Pawson worked with ecclesiastical architect Thomas Ford & Partners on the scheme which saw the addition of a new oak interior and two new chapels as well as parish and commercial facilities.

A new font, altar, lectern and processional cross were all designed by Pawson.

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