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Bronze Award 48

Holiday Decor, Short Term Rentals & Special Events
$20,001-$30,000

Project:
Cushman & Wakefield

Congratulations to:
Botanical Designs

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A

The story behind this design and installation:
Client desired their holiday décor to personify the pillars of their global
outreach – including preservation of natural resources and access to
clean water. To bring their vision to life, we created an ethereal landscape
with life-sized replica maple trees (symbolizing balance, promise, and lon-
gevity) and standing arrangements constructed of faux birch branches.
We decorated with ornaments in colors representing their global out-
reach pillars - copper, icy blue, silver, lime, and magenta. Plant containers,
table bowls, the base of the maple trees, and the standing arrangements
were decorated with these thematic ornaments giving the spaces the
feel of fall warmth and winter frost. It was important to the client that we
use faux/replica materials instead of“harvesting” natural live elements –
using materials that could be repurposed and reused for holiday décor
over multiple years. To add to the magical feeling, the glittering copper
leaves of the maple trees and standing arrangements were lit by LED
lighting. We created terrariums as microcosms to hang from the branch-
es of the standing arrangements. To represent natural elements, we used
faux copper pine spray, sea glass and sand.
What makes this design biophilic?
This whimsical landscape design brought a representation of nature
indoors and invited all to enjoy and interact with its beauty. With the
natural theme and color scheme, we symbolized the company’s pillars of
preservation of natural resources and access to clean water. The design
fostered connections between the employees and the environment to
enhance their relationship as members of a purposeful community.

Client desired their holiday
décor to personify the pillars of
their global outreach – including
preservation of natural resources
and access to clean water. To bring
their vision to life, we created an
ethereal landscape with life-sized
replica maple trees (symbolizing
balance, promise, and longevity).