The New York Botanical Garden organises superb floral exhibitions. For its 18th “Orchid Show”, the botanical garden reached out to the famous art director of the “Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris” and floral designer to the stars: Jeff Leatham. The exhibition entitled “Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope” provided a unique immersion in this artist’s world. The exhibition was a real show of colours and textures around the orchid, and Jeff Leatham imagined a sculpture with facetted leaves with a fountain running down them.
CRYSTAL was very proud of this new collaboration and produced a fantastic orchid ten feet high, transformed into a fountain. The sculpture was made in our workshops using facetted mirror so it reflected everything around it: the orchids, the water cascading into the black swimming pool. The illusion of a kaleidoscope pattern was perfect
DESIGN, CREATION, PRODUCTION
- 3D Images for design approval
- Construction of the orchid in stainless steel covered in silver facetted mirror
- Water pump system for setting up the fountain effect
- Construction of wooden crates for plane delivery
RESULT:
Jeff Leatham was hailed by the American press, as per tradition, unanimously saying the exhibition was “breathtaking”. Our teams were proud to have taken part in this spectacular show.
