at this year's chelsea flower show, (UK) the designer philip nash decided to use Corian® DuPont™
for his contemporary garden installation 'elevation'. sponsored by gavin jones ltd and DuPont™
the garden featured a walkway, terrace, seating area and waterwall all made from Corian®.





the main feature of the garden was a ‘seamless’ walkway made from DuPont™ Corian® in glacier white,
which seemed to hover above the garden. stretching from the terrace, like a 'coiled fern unfolding
its fronds', the walkway reached out to a swirled seating area on the other side. on the terrace,
a cantilevered table and benches appeared to have been ‘peeled’ away from the catwalk.
to enhance grip - and add intrigue - the walkway was textured with a subtle grooved pattern,
created especially for the project by nash, carved into the Corian® surface using CNC technology.
the walkway and seating areas also feature glass supports from fusion glass designs.



a two and a half metre tall curved 'water wall' made from DuPont™ Corian® created a 'vertical ‘sea’
with an abstract design cut into the surface, reminiscent of the patterns left on the sand when the
tide is out. ‘break’ points cause the water to flow down the wall like waves breaking on the shore.

the boundaries of the garden, made from DuPont™ Corian® in 6mm thickness in the 'seagrass
colorway', offered another unique opportunity – to cut a design into the back of the wall which,
due to the translucent nature of the material in certain colors and thicknesses, will is unseen
by day and revealed when lit at night.



the planting is 'ultra-modern' and 'architectural in style'. the plantation nursery sourced a rare
chamerops humilis, plus cycas, yuccas and bamboo, and blooms such as agapanthus and alium,
all of which contribute to this 'contemporary setting'.

the philip nash garden 'elevation' received a silver medal from the chelsea flower show judging panel.

http://www.nashgardendesign.co.uk
http://www.gavinjones.co.uk
http://www.dupont.com/Corian
http://www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea/2008