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Fedor Van der Valk Strings Together a Hanging Garden

There is something extremely uplifting about Dutch botanist Fedor Van der Valk's 'String Gardens' series.  Without using any vase or pot, he transforms plants and flowers into extraordinary suspended ornaments using 3D crocheting technique….

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Studio Roosegaarde’s High-Tech Flower Dome

Studio Roosegaarde presents 'Lotus Dome', an interactive living dome made out of hundreds of high-tech flowers that respond to human behavior. When the giant silver dome senses a presence nearby, it lights up…

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Floral Paper Installation by Benja Harney

Sydney-based paper engineer Benja Harney has crafted a splendid large-scale floral installation that hangs from the central dome of Sydney's Queen Victoria Building. Unique paper sculptures of falling paper blossoms, buzzing dragonflies and lush green…

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It Rains Flowers in Kohei Asano’s Garden

Japanese artist Kohei Asano usually describes his works in three terms: communication, community, computer-interaction. He wants to bring people into contact with one another and temporarily experience a feeling of community through his projects. "Garden"…

Metal Flower Installation Tracks The Heat Of The Sun

Metal Flower Installation Tracks The Heat Of The Sun

USC architect Doris Sung  wants to make buildings responsive to changes in the environment.  With 'Bloom', a 20-foot-tall undulating installation in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Sung has made these ideas a reality.  Made out…

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Polaroid Flower Vase by Jung Hwajin

South Korean designer Jung Hwajin captures nature as one would of a memory in his Polaroid Flower Vase.  "It is a plant in a Polaroid," wrote Jung.  "Nature is also what I want…

Romantic Petal Gate by Yuko Takada

Romantic Petal Gate by Yuko Takada Keller

Japanese artist Yuko Takada Keller was commission by BVLGARI to create two large scale installations, 'Romantic Petal Gate' and 'Romantic Petal Veil', for the BVLGARI bridal fair. Each petal was made with two…

Farming-Net Collection by nendo

Farming-Net Collection by nendo

Another elegant design from Japanese design label nendo.  This collection of exquisite sculptural objects are made using heat-forming agricultural nets, which are stronger than organdy but more flexible than wire mesh. The flower vase and…

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Flower Constructions by Anne Ten Donkelaar

A series of exqusite collage works made from flower pictures and press flowers.  Created by Amsterdam-based artist Anne Ten Donkelaar.  via Anne Ten Donkelaar

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Exploded Flowers by Fong Qi Wei

Singaporean photographer Fong Qi Wei has embarked on a fantastic new series, Exploded Flowers, which is inspired by Todd McLellan's Disassembly series. The artist lays bare the various shapes and textures of the flowers…

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Reflectwo by Haruka Kojin

This series of works entitled reflectwo (2006-11) is created by Japanese artist Haruka Kojin. Many people fall in love with it at first sight, we are no exception.  She uses brightly colored plasticized…

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Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass

(This exhibition is currently held at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and is extended through August 8.  If you are in the area, don't miss out) "The way I paint or draw,…

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The Office by Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger

O Escritório (The office) CCBB Brasilia, 2007 Another thought-provoking installation by Swiss artists Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger.   A fully furnished open-plan office in the administrative centre of Brazil is overwhelmed by…

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Brainforest by Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger

Brainforest 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Japan), 2004 Another enchanting installation by Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger.  Passers-by just can't help but become completely immersed in the space they created.  …

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Falling Garden by Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger

Falling Garden | San Staë church on the Canale Grande | 50th Biennial of Venice, 2003 Almost everyone I know loves this installation at first sight.  When I see this work by artists Gerda Steiner…

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