Rapid’s turning all flowery!
Well, the Chelsea flower Show 2014 got underway in London’s Royal Hospital gardens yesterday. Attended by 157,000 visitors each year, it is probably one of the most famous venues in the world for horticultural displays and inspiration. I hear even the Queen is a fan!
This year, the event is running from the 20th to the 24th of May, and if you have tickets, we hope you enjoy the spectacle. While you’re there, though, enjoying the flowers, do spare a thought for the many talented welders who have provided their input. Each year, metal art is somehow cleverly integrated into the displays – remember the laser-cut QR code from a few years back? Well, there looks to be some incredible pieces of work this year too.
According to the Telegraph’s online blog which is covering the event in real time, Essex farmer, Andy Gage, had ‘never done any metalwork before, but when he couldn’t find a patio heater he liked he decided to make his own’. Well there you go. Let that be an inspiration to us all!
And it’s a small world, because one of our wonderful customers, Colin Phillip’s of Designer Blacksmith (check out his website here) has made an amazing metal tree which is on the Hillier stand this year. See below.
What an incredible achievement Colin. Your work looks fabulous.
From all at Rapid, well done, and let us know how the stand is received.
