Breaking News – floral designer Simon Lycett interprets spring for London Design Week 2012

Look around you at London Design Week 2012 and you can’t fail to notice trees dipped in chalky white paint and Perspex discs cascading from their branches in the manner of falling blossom. This extraordinarily beautiful installation is the genius of floral designer, Simon Lycett, and Design Centre’s creative consultant, Wendy Harrop. Capturing a vital sense of newness and optimism, what better way to mark the start of spring?