About the Collection

What transpires when Nature is left to its own devices? It is free to express itself—sensual, resonant, and unabashedly wild. The idea for Botanica originated nearly a decade ago, when designer Andreea Avram Rusu began exploring how to manifest her fascination with plant life in glass form. The shape of the leaves came into focus first, but it wasn’t until a stay in Portugal in early 2021, where she visited the country’s famed botanical gardens, that the concept fully crystallized. Her vision was large flowers with genuine heft, specifically banana flowers, brought to life with surreal flair.

The details are their own story. Created by master glass blowers, no two pieces of glass are the same. The glass naturally interprets the colors—one color on the inside of each petal and a complimentary one on the outside, with edging in a third color. The piece is never one thing, forever responding to the light within and around it.  Stems wrapped with green leather (vegan leather, because it doesn’t fade or break down) add texture and warmth. Inside the stem, discs echoing the complex structure of a pineapple are layered with LED lights embedded in silicone, eliminating the need for diffusers.

Impressive in scale at 5 feet high by 3 feet wide, the piece makes its presence known, while seamlessly integrating with its environment. A statement and a whisper.