“The lifespan of a fresh cut flower is approximately 15 days.” This ephemerality inspired Sara Rosa Oppermann and Alice Soro Cilliara of Danish design company Reevein Studios to rethink blooms as keepsakes that will never wilt.
This is because they are not, in fact, natural flowers. They are made from recycled scraps—branches, cotton threads, tapioca flour, and recycled plastic bottles to be exact. In 2020, when the world ceased to celebrate, the flower industry took a hit. A report by the New York Times reads, “[M]any flower farms’ crops were discarded. Since no one knew what was going to happen, new crops were not planted as usual.” Not to mention, its production and supply chain are among the most impacted by the drastic changes in global temperature.