superbloom

Tower of London

To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen, over 20 million seeds have been sown in the moat surrounding Tower of London to create ‘Superbloom,’ a beautiful and naturalistic landscape.

Beam were commissioned to light the new ‘Queen’s garden,’ developed by Andrew Grant and James Clarke of award-winning landscape architecture practice Grant Associates, which draws on the colours, shapes and motifs employed by famed British couturier Sir Norman Hartnell for The Queen’s 1953 coronation gown. Rising from the garden are 12 hand-crafted glass forms specially created by glass artist Max Jacquard, each representing the national emblems featured in Hartnell’s embroidered design. In the centre, sits a glass crown, a reminder of the Tower of London’s ancient role as home of the Crown Jewels.

In addition to the Queens Garden and public areas, Beam were contracted to work with principle lighting designers Nipek Pte on the main lighting scheme for the ‘Superbloom’ The lighting design aimed to produce a dynamic display that follows the colours of the bloom as it progresses through the summer. Beam provided technical installation and design services for Nipek. We commissioned the installation before setting the colours of the lights for the duration of the display.