Avant Garden

Since this project --and the acquisition of a giant circular hole punch--I've been thinking about the possibilities in flowers made out of simple circles. I am not alone in seeing the beauty of this form.

These chairs are upholstered with circles sewn together at triangular intersections. The covers are reversible, and the petals look spectacular when on the underside of the seating area.

This scarf (spotted in the MOMA catalog, no longer available) uses a similar construction.


I undertook an easy project that uses these forms for a 3-dimensional refrigerator "installation" piece. Each flower is formed by a combination of circles: black, white, and remnants from a Georgia O'Keefe calendar. Ideally, I'd like to glue some magnet tape on the underside of the flowers. I love tactile things that people can play with. The effect is cool in a gum-wall-meets-garden kind of way, and the three dimensionality is a fun effect.