Bring Botanical History into Your Home with NYBG and Surface View
Posted in Shop/Book Reviews on February 25 2016, by Lansing Moore
Once again, we have delved into the Rare Book Collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library and brought out a new way to appreciate its exquisite array of botanical, architectural, and horticultural works of art. NYBG is proud to announce the launch of Surface View’s New York Botanical Garden Collection.
Surface View retrieves images from archival sources, which are then digitally remastered, retaining their unique character yet achieving the finest image quality, and then prints them onto a range of home decor. From hand-drawn botanical studies to aged seed packets and incredible insect illustrations, customers select the specifications and a size to perfectly suit any space. Bursting with vibrant floral imagery, this collection can be transformed into beautiful artworks and unique interior decorations by using the Surface View website to experiment with rescaling and cropping the imagery to create a thoroughly contemporary feel.
Each piece in the collection is threaded into a rich heritage that’s been preserved for centuries. Surface View demonstrates a strong reverence for beauty, quality, and history by helping us share NYBG’s rare archival holdings through this captivating collaboration. Visit their website and see for yourself what larger-than-life botanical beauty can do for your home!
This is a FABULOUS idea! Wish I were just starting out, and had some bare walls. I’d have some murals, for sure!
I wish you much success with this project!