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The installations ranged from giant pillars and
entire walls covered in leaf patterns to smaller designs arranged within merchandise displays, all
integrated beautifully, adding an organic element
to Isetan. Azuma also created mandalas of different shades of green, and hung them like chandeliers throughout the store.
Decorating a store with living plants has its
challenges, including combating temperature and
humidity levels, and maintaining the aesthetic
as the leaves begin to wilt and die. Even though
the installations were created with sponges as the
form bases, the drying out of the leaves was, of
course, inevitable—and planned.
“It was actually our intention to show all the
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