The IncrEdibles at Kew Gardens

Having worked in the past for Bompas&Parr, working under designer Rhea Thierstein, I couldn’t wait to go to their recent public exploration of food, senses and craziness, I also took along my two girls Sarah and Zita.

Bompas&Parr is an amazing company specialising in jelly moulds, food inspiration, architecture and many more things, all started by Sam Bompas and Harry Parr. The work they do is so creative and innovative, from the jelly moulds of Buckingham Palace to the crazy golf installation on top of Selfridges, London. Have an in-depth look at more of their work on their website here. Whilst your there why not check out the event I worked on as a set dresser, A Culinary Odyssey.

Back to their most recent installation; The IncrEdibles at Kew Gardens. The main attraction, a huge pineapple in the middle of the Kew Gardens boating lake. Including a passage underneath which took you on a short journey into an cryptic world of bananas. Sounds weird doesn’t it? And it was, a wonderful, unique and incredible experience! If you got chance to visit the massive pineapple installation then, how cool!!?? It really did explore your sense when travelling underneath the pineapple. The smell of bananas was so intense, with it been one of my favourite flavours I was in heaven! We was also giving some 3D glasses, which turned it into hypnosis by bananas experience! I got out and all I wanted to do was drink banana milkshake, for like a week! I also got to work on my past rowing skills, which I must say, were a little rusty! But me and the girls ended up like pros on that lake!....

Other than the installation on the lake there was also a range of different installations around the gardens and also the continued delights of the wonderful Kew Gardens itself.

Hope you enjoy my photos and it tempts you to take a look at this marvel just on the edge of London in Richmond. (Sorry if the lighting and everything is a bit random, just getting used to a new improved camera).

If you missed out, fear not, The IncrEdibles has extended up until the 3^rd November with an Autumn theme, sadly with no pineapple though.

Check out the Kew Gardens website for more info here.

 Thanks for reading and looking,

E xx