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Brewster was commissioned by the Mayor of London and [[London Design Festival]][{{Cite web |title=Simone Brewster |url=https://londondesignfestival.com/stories/simone-brewster-embraces-nature-in-a-corking-new-project |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=[[London Design Festival]]}}] to create an outdoor installation for the 2023 festival.[{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Francesca |date=2023-09-17 |title=Simone Brewster evokes a forest of cork oak trees in central London |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/simone-brewster-spirit-of-place-ldf |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=[[Wallpaper (magazine)|Wallpaper*]]}}] The resulting piece, situated on [[The Strand]] and titled ''Spirit of Place'', included five colourful totemic cork sculptures, was intended to evoke the Herdade de Rio Frio cork forest in Portugal.[{{Cite web |title=Spirit of Place |url=https://www.dezeen.com/eventsguide/2023/09/spirit-of-place-ldf-2023/ |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=[[Dezeen]] |language=en}}] It was the culmination of a year-long collaborative process with the Portuguese cork producer [[Corticeira Amorim]] that was as part of [[Sadiq Khan]]'s "Creative Economy Growth Programme".[{{Cite web |title=Corticeira Amorim and Simone Brewster present Spirit of Place at the London Design Festival – Projects |url=https://www.amorim.com/en/projects/corticeira-amorim-and-simone-brewster-present-spirit-of-place-at-the-london-design-festival/4956/ |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=Corticeira Amorim, world’s biggest cork processing group |language=en}}] |
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Brewster was commissioned by the Mayor of London and [[London Design Festival]][{{Cite web |title=Simone Brewster |url=https://londondesignfestival.com/stories/simone-brewster-embraces-nature-in-a-corking-new-project |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=[[London Design Festival]]}}] to create an outdoor installation for the 2023 festival.[{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Francesca |date=2023-09-17 |title=Simone Brewster evokes a forest of cork oak trees in central London |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/simone-brewster-spirit-of-place-ldf |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=[[Wallpaper (magazine)|Wallpaper*]]}}] The resulting piece, situated on the [[Strand, London|Strand]] and titled ''Spirit of Place'', included five colourful totemic cork sculptures, was intended to evoke the Herdade de Rio Frio cork forest in Portugal.[{{Cite web |title=Spirit of Place |url=https://www.dezeen.com/eventsguide/2023/09/spirit-of-place-ldf-2023/ |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=[[Dezeen]] |language=en}}] It was the culmination of a year-long collaborative process with the Portuguese cork producer [[Corticeira Amorim]] that was as part of [[Sadiq Khan]]'s "Creative Economy Growth Programme".[{{Cite web |title=Corticeira Amorim and Simone Brewster present Spirit of Place at the London Design Festival – Projects |url=https://www.amorim.com/en/projects/corticeira-amorim-and-simone-brewster-present-spirit-of-place-at-the-london-design-festival/4956/ |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=Corticeira Amorim, world’s biggest cork processing group |language=en}}] |
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In 2024 she designed a series of pieces for the British homewares retailer [[Habitat (brand)|Habitat]]'s 60th anniversary collection.[{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=Hypebeast Visits: Simone Brewster, Designing To Make a Change |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/6/hypebeast-visits-simone-brewster-habitat-60th-anniversary-interview |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Hypebeast}}] |
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In 2024 she designed a series of pieces for the British homewares retailer [[Habitat (brand)|Habitat]]'s 60th anniversary collection.[{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=Hypebeast Visits: Simone Brewster, Designing To Make a Change |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/6/hypebeast-visits-simone-brewster-habitat-60th-anniversary-interview |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Hypebeast}}] |