We are only into Day 5 at the Rio Olympic Games in Brazil and @TeamGB have edged ahead of their Olympic medal haul from London 2012. The sunny feel good factor emanating from Brazil is a welcome tonic to our dull British summer back home. Naturally the team at Zoe Bradley have another reason to be cheerful along with Team GB bringing back the medal hardware from Brazil, as we celebrate with them over at British House Rio, where the athletes and invited guests can take some much need time out and enjoy the historic house's temporary refit with comfortable furnishings from a host of British brands.
View from below the Zoe Bradley floral paper chandelier at the entrance to British House. Team GB's hospitality venue for Rio 2016. Photo Credit: Nina Pennick
In case you have missed it (our advice is to simply look up) on entering up from the steps to the impressive entrance, you are faced with a huge circular chandelier. Its bright, its cheerful and will hopefully only add to the warm celebratory glow of those fortunate enough to visit Team GB's British House.
Close up detail of the hundreds of hand curled paper petals that make up the cascading paper chandelier in Team GB's British House. Photo credit: Nina Pennick
We were delighted to take on this very special commission when Zoe Bradley was asked to design and create a chandelier that was 'colourful, inspiring, something that evoked a celebration'.
Zoe Bradley paper ring chandelier hanging in the entrance of British House, Parque Lage, Rio de Janerio Brazil.
We understand athletes and guest's have been impressed by the scale of the hundreds of drops of brightly coloured flowers. The hand curled paper flower heads, based on the local Bougainvillea plant, was created and made from our studio in Wales UK and exported to Rio.
Each day it gives us a smile and a sense of true patriotism as the coverage of @teamGB hard work and achievements get the rewards and recognition they all so deserve.
The colourful chandelier made up of hundreds of hand curled paper flowers hangs in the entrance to British House, Rio Brazil. Photo Credit: Nina Pennick
Realising this large scale hanging piece, required long hours, attention to detail, execution of finish and an impressive presentation. These same qualities reflect the dedication from our own talented athletes, yet it would be churlish to compare an athletes years of hard work and determination with our own efforts of raising the chandelier in British House. We however, are incredibly proud and privileged to be a part of this global sporting event in Rio and wish every athlete that has to walk under our chandelier that it gives each and every one an extra bit of luck and inspiration to go out and enjoy their Olympic experience.
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