Thomas Heatherwick’s book, Making, also tells the stories behind his other designs, such as the “Seed Cathedral” created for the Shanghai Expo and the newly-shaped London double-decker bus.
The lighting of the cauldron, which is made up of 204 individual copper petals – one for each nation taking part in the Olympics – has been one of the iconic moments of the Games.
He will appear at the book festival on August 25.