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Best of #Christmas trees

From London to New York, holographic or upsidedown, check out a selection of Christmas trees.

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  • 20 December 2016

This holidays London has certainly delivered, with its Christmas trees and decorations seen at the V&A, the Tate Modern, the BBC former headquarters, in King’s Cross, and in the lobbies of two grand hotels like Claridge’s and the Connaught. 

Eleven strings of lights, complete with 160 hanging geodesic brass pendants. Tom Dixon, suspended light installation in the welcome lane of Television Centre, London
Eleven strings of lights, complete with 160 hanging geodesic brass pendants. Tom Dixon, suspended light installation in the welcome lane of Television Centre, London
Claridge’s festive installation is an immersive experience that plays with the relationship between nature and technology. Designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson, in collaboration with British set designer Michael Howells, London
Shirazeh Houshiary, <i>A Christmas Tree</i>, Tate Britain, London
Shirazeh Houshiary, <i>A Christmas Tree</i>, Tate Britain, London
Alex Chinneck, <i>Fighting fire with ice cream</i>, Granary Square, London. A giant tree suspended in a seven-metre block, carved and cast from two tonnes of resin
Antony Gormley, the Connaught Christmas Tree, London. A Western Red Cedar, 17.5 meters tall on Carlos Place
American Museum of Natural History, New York. An almost 6 meters holiday Barosaurs welcomes visitors to the Museum throughout the holiday season. Photo Gail Worley
Martino Midali, spiral wire for the charity event "Il Natale dei 100 alberi d’autore" by Sergio Valente, Rome
StudioXAG, Christmas tree for the V&A, London. Drawing inspiration from Victorian festive traditions and motifs from the Museum’s iron roof framework
André Fu of AFSO, Upper House, Hong Kong. Inspired by the traditions of Nordic Timber Craft, the 3,3 meters high tree revolves in spiral on a platform


Names like Tom Dixon, Martino Midali, Shirazeh Houshiary, André Fu, Droog, Jony Ive and Marc Newson dedicated their creative talent to the happy flow. Meanwhile New York and Amsterdam keep their alternative reputation with the iconic Rijksmuseum’s hologram tree and the American Museum of Natural History that used a Barosaurs as a model. 

Tree of Light by Studio Droog, a large holographic projection of a classic Christmas Tree, changing colours and shapes, from blue to green, adding lights, stars and waving branches. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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