Royal Parks Foundation

As part of its annual fund-raising efforts, the Foundation promoted Deckchair Dreams, through which artists donated individual works of art for the canvases of deck chairs which were reproduced and distributed through the Parks.

Among the artists and celebrities who contributed to the scheme are Damien Hirst,[citation needed] Will Young, Antony Worrall Thompson, Tracey Emin,[1] Alexander McQueen,[2] and Raymond Briggs.

[3] The 2010 collection of deckchairs drew on themes of nuts, fruits and seeds in the parks, and represented a partnership with the Shanghai Botanical Gardens, including designs by British and Chinese artists.

[4] British designers included the milliner Philip Treacy, Rob Kesseler, cartoonists Ronald Searle and Alexander Williams, and the wildlife sculptor Simon Gudgeon.

[5] Sara Lom of the Royal Parks Foundation said it had been "wonderful to partner with Shanghai" on the project.