It is said that knitting originated in the Old Stone Age, and that the very first form of knitting was a net, crafted with a single continuous yarn. This product was created with crochet, and no two products are the same. Place a Vanda orchid from the Floating Flower Garden and let it grow in this net, carefully hand-crafted with a single yarn.

Vanda orchids do not grow on soil but live on tall trees. Hang a Vanda in one of these nets, and the roots, overwhelming with the power of life, will take in water from the air.

The Vanda and net become one, forming a sculpture that continues to grow day by day. A part of Floating Flower Garden grows and spreads into new spaces, becoming a living sculpture.

Vandas are full of life, and flowers will blossom several times a year if the plants are taken care of, their flowers growing up to 2 meters tall including their roots. Vandas are said to have a lifespan of over 50 years, and may live on for eternity if new bulbs develop.

How to grow this orchid

・How to grow

・How to Attach

This work is a collaboration between artist MASAKO.Y and fashion designer Hana Minowa.

MASAKO.Y

Studied abroad on her own in Australia, New York and London. Began working out of Tokyo as an artist in 2018. Active in a wide range of genres, from sculpture, painting and other art works to spatial design, apparel, advertising and product design, due to her abundance of learning experience. Focused on expanding new forms of expression in modern times while reexamining the cultural history of her home country of Japan, as seen in her presentation of Japanese-style gold folding screens created solely with 100% acrylic paints.

Currently building a conceptual art-based facility called “SANSUI.”

Hana Minowa

I am a knitter and textiles artist based in London. I started at Central Saint Martins with a desire to explore the sculptural qualities of knitwear. I was particularly interested in the endless possibilities for texture and structure created by manipulating a single strand of string. I experimented with different weights of yarn, fibres and techniques to express common themes that influence my work, such as time, memory and traces.