Ellerslie Flower Show
Glass as a design element within a garden will be explored by Metro GlassTech which has employed award-winning Landscape Designer Sandi MacRae to create a garden at this year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show.
Glass as a design element within a garden will be explored by
Metro GlassTech which has employed award-winning Landscape Designer
Sandi MacRae to create a garden at this year's Ellerslie
International Flower Show.
In the exhibition garden, Casa de Vidro, the team
will use glass as a structural and artistic element, to inspire and
challenge show visitors to think of glass as more than a window
pane.
A clean-lined contemporary glasshouse will sit
centre stage, says Owen Booth, project manager with Metro
GlassTech.
We are excited about the opportunities it provides
the company for team building, with many of our staff involved in
construction of the garden."
The unique glasshouse will have no framing, and
with minimal components, will ensure a very clean look that
maximises natural light.
The glasshouse in this garden will not be used so
much as a place to grow plants but will have a conservatory feel
and will be surrounded by a meadow of soft whimsical grasses with
bluish hues," Sandi says. "Lancewoods will also be used for a
strong structural element connecting the meadow with the
contemporary structure."
The garden will be dissected by paths made from
fragmented glass, a new approach from Metro GlassTech made from
toughened glass broken into fine pebble-like chips.
Another glass component will be a series of large
orbs in various shades of blue, green and yellow scattered
throughout the garden to act as accents and expressions of colour.
These will also be available for purchase.
Unusually, visitors will be able to look right
through the garden with angled side walls constructed from layers
of triple-glazed glass panels. They will feature art by
Christchurch artist and graphic designer Kara Burrowes. "We are
thrilled to have Kara on board contributing critical design and
artistic components," Sandi says.
Owen says Metro GlassTech is having a lot of fun
being involved in Ellerslie.
It is a challenge for us to think differently about
glass, how it can be moulded, shaped and used in a different way to
add a new dimension to the garden. We would not normally get an
opportunity to explore the diversity of glass and display it to
visitors in such an innovative and artistic way."
Sandi has been involved in Ellerslie before,
winning a Silver Distinction and a Highly Commended for
construction in 2010 designing the Incredible Edible garden.
Owen and Sandi are delighted with the team they
have to create this garden and look forward to inspiring those who
visit.
Ellerslie International Flower Show, North Hagley
Park, 7 to 11 March 2012.
Glass as a design element within a garden will be explored by
Metro GlassTech which has employed award-winning Landscape Designer
Sandi MacRae to create a garden at this year's Ellerslie
International Flower Show.
In the exhibition garden, Casa de Vidro, the team will use glass
as a structural and artistic element, to inspire and challenge show
visitors to think of glass as more than a window pane.
A clean-lined contemporary glasshouse will sit centre stage,
says Owen Booth, project manager with Metro GlassTech.
"We are excited about the opportunities it provides the company
for team building, with many of our staff involved in construction
of the garden."
The unique glasshouse will have no framing, and with minimal
components, will ensure a very clean look that maximises natural
light.
"The glasshouse in this garden will not be used so much as a
place to grow plants but will have a conservatory feel and will be
surrounded by a meadow of soft whimsical grasses with bluish hues,"
Sandi says. "Lancewoods will also be used for a strong structural
element connecting the meadow with the contemporary structure."
The garden will be dissected by paths made from fragmented
glass, a new approach from Metro GlassTech made from toughened
glass broken into fine pebble-like chips.
Another glass component will be a series of large orbs in
various shades of blue, green and yellow scattered throughout the
garden to act as accents and expressions of colour. These will also
be available for purchase.
Unusually, visitors will be able to look right through the
garden with angled side walls constructed from layers of
triple-glazed glass panels. They will feature art by Christchurch
artist and graphic designer Kara Burrowes. "We are thrilled to have
Kara on board contributing critical design and artistic
components," Sandi says.
Owen says Metro GlassTech is having a lot of fun being involved
in Ellerslie.
"It is a challenge for us to think differently about glass, how
it can be moulded, shaped and used in a different way to add a new
dimension to the garden. We would not normally get an opportunity
to explore the diversity of glass and display it to visitors in
such an innovative and artistic way."
Sandi has been involved in Ellerslie before, winning a Silver
Distinction and a Highly Commended for construction in 2010
designing the Incredible Edible garden.
Owen and Sandi are delighted with the team they have to create
this garden and look forward to inspiring those who visit.
Ellerslie International Flower Show, North Hagley Park, 7 to 11
March 2012. For more information visit www.ellerslieflowershow.co.nz