tord boontje: the enchanted tree for perrier jouet

‘the enchanted tree’ for perrier-jouët by tord boontjeimage © angela moore

combining both aesthetics and functionality, ‘the enchanted tree’ reinvents the experience of champagne drinking, in which each user selects a flute from the tree. developed by dutch designer tord boontje as a collaborative effort between perrier-jouët , the experience reinterprets nature to create a fairytale in honor of spring – with floral forms flowing through a golden tree. debuting at the saatchi gallery in london, the unique champagne service is made of suspended branches that can be used to hang the six perrier-jouët flutes at the base of an ice bucketto preserve the champagne’s temperature.

with an aesthetic nod to the art nouveau movement, ‘the enchanted tree’ applies a naturalistic approach to forged steel, while balancing hand-worked craftsmanship to the piece. each one of the leaves are individually soldered by a french metalsmith and the petals lacquered in white. describing his work, tord boontje explains: ‘I wanted to create a functional  object that evokes emotions and dreams. here, utility is beautiful and beauty has utility’.

‘the enchanted tree’ reinvents champagne consumption by changing  the relationship between receptacle and art object image © angela moore

art object becomes experience and is filtered through an abstraction of nature image © angela moore

the unique champagne service is made of suspended branches that can be used to hang the six perrier-jouët flutesimage © angela moore

tord boontje with his naturalistic forms image © angela moore

a model of the tree showed an early concern for organic curves image © angela moore

each one of the leaves are individually soldered and the anemones lacquered in whiteimage © angela moore