“As an architect, collaborating with The Dalmore has been absolutely fascinating. Technically, it has been a much more precise - yet creative process than I imagined. The Dalmore’s whisky makers think about flavour the way I think about art and design. Spending time at The Dalmore Distillery really shaped my design process and with the sculpture, I wanted to bring to life our shared a sense of place, materiality, and how our worlds bridge.”

Dobbin’s extraordinary sculpture which houses The Dalmore Luminary 2025 Edition - The Rare - sees the whisky appear almost suspended in time and is a fine example of tensegrity, a contemporary style of architecture in which objects appear to be built by nature in precisely balanced tension. Using this architectural approach, Dobbin has designed an art sculpture that is dynamic, bold and perfectly balanced. The asymmetric sculpture made of bronze, features dramatic waves and rods, smooth curves and straight lines, and is balanced with precision in dynamic equilibrium.

Reflections on the power of landscapes and nature to inspire creativity were a key part of the exchange between the team, with Dobbin captivated by the ebb and flow of the topography and finely engineered magnificence of the bridges and lochs that surround The Dalmore’s Highland distillery.