David Stark's Purely Paper Flower Pop-Up Shoppe

I had the pleasure of attending the opening of David Stark's purely paper flower pop-up shoppe at West Elm last night. For those who don't know, I am a huge fan of David's work. David is well known for using unexpected materials to create innovative and dramatic installations. If you are not familiar with his work, visit his site now! It is an experience!

For his most recent installation, David created an entire pop-up shoppe out of paper from pages of old books. It is pretty surreal to enter West Elm and then see a shoppe inside fabricated out of paper! In the shoppe are beautiful flora, watering cans, and gardening tools, all created out of paper. The pop-up shoppe is open to the public today and tomorrow (see invite below) so if you are in NYC, be sure to check out David's incredible creations. For all of you aspiring event designers and crafters, check out David's new book. You will be so inspired! Below are some pics of the event. The pictures don't do his art justice as they were taken from my blackberry, but you can get the idea.

A sketch of David's concept...


The entrance to the shoppe...


The structure of the shoppe...


Paper gardening tools {via Design Sponge}


Paper floral arrangements...


Paper floral arrangements...


Paper floral arrangements...


David's new book in a paper wheelbarrow...


Appetizers on paper trays...


The invite for the pop-up shoppe...It is only open today and tomorrow!