French designer Camille Walala has reimagined London's Oxford Street as a car-free landscape, filled with blocky street furniture finished in her signature colourful style.
The eccentric proposal also envisions the use of patterned plant pots and geometric water features to convert the capital's busiest shopping street into a fully pedestrianised area.
Described by Walala as a "what-if portrait of the city of tomorrow", the goal of the project is to demonstrate how colour and nature could be used to create more joyful and sustainable cities.
Planters with Walala's signature colourful finish also feature in the proposal
"At the beginning of lockdown earlier this year, I was cycling around the city with my partner, Julia," Walala explained in a letter accompanying the project. "We were struck by the silence of the streets, the sense of peace that had descended on London in the absence of the traffic, and we started talking about how cities might be fundamentally different."

"This project is my what-if portrait of the city of tomorrow, and my own projection of what the London I love might one day look like," Walala continued.
"In times such as these, when the future is uncertain, strain on mental health is high, and many of us are facing tough challenges in our lives, I believe it's crucial to hang on to what hope we can for the future, and to spread joy in the present."
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