Petal Keep

An ornamental container collection for holding dried petals from sentimental bouquets.
This collection of containers aim to embody the essence of “precious”. They are remarkably small, are able to hold very few petals or buds, and even their aromas have very little space to excape from. But they will do so romantically, perched on a pedestal of artificial grass and gazing up at the stars through the constellation pattern in each lid.

The direction for this student project was lead by our material and production constraints. As we were tasked with creating a series of very small and shallow containers, I decided to focus on concepts of preciousness and fragility. Flowers immediately came to mind when visualising these ideas, but vessels for housing fresh flora usually require more depth than I could achieve with the constraints. Pressed, dead and dried flowers such as potpourri are one of the few things even more delicate, and their typically earthy tones are reminiscent of those found in copper and brass. I thought the juxtaposition of opposing textures and blended colour palette could result in a striking aesthetic for an ornamental object display. Sheets of brass and copper were annealled before being pressed together to create a nesting rim closure. Florist wire was used to create a floating “grass field” aesthetic stand to fit the theme.