The Experiential Design Index

Blooms — Downtown Palm Beach Gardens (public art)

Blooms, six large-scale stainless-steel dandelion sculptures over 15 feet tall with integrated, motion-responsive lighting, was installed in downtown Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in 2021, with lighting design, programming, and controls by Eos Lightmedia; the sculptures are by DSIV Studios.

VenueDowntown Palm Beach Gardens (public art)
Project typeInstallation
StatusCompleted
Year completed2021
Technologiesmotion sensors, custom web lighting controller

Credits

FirmRoleNoteCredited by
Eos Lightmedia Lighting Design Designed the lighting integration (cable pathing, mounting details, custom reflectors, photometric renders) and provided commissioning, programming, and custom software, incl. a web controller and pedestrian-interaction motion sensors, per Eos Lightmedia's own project page. eoslightmedia.com own site

Description

Each sculpture is fabricated from marine-grade stainless steel and integrates industrial-rated lighting emanating from the center of the bloom out through hundreds of cylindrical florets; the installation won a 2022 LIT Design Award (Light Art Project).

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