British designer Lee Broom and iconic glassware brand Nude have collaborated to create the ultimate Christmas tree for Cinderella, apparently! So you have the 10 meter tall ‘Tree of Glass’ composed entirely of 245 hand-blown pendant lights. This Christmas tree is an installation placed inside The Shard in London, inspired by its setting in the triple-storey atrium of the Aqua Shard restaurant on the 31st floor of the Renzo Piano-designed skyscraper. Each of the individual pendant lights were pre-set to their specific height and specifically wired and suspended to create the entire tree. While designing the structure, Lee Broom considered the interior of the Shard and the angles and facets of the building as a whole. The Tree of Glass has been designed so it can be disassembled in the New Year and sold as individual lighting products. All proceeds from their sale will be donated to The British Red Cross, Broom’s chosen charity.
