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Planting Fields Foundation: a camellia and a landmark across four keepsakes
From the November 2026 concept archive · Story published November 9, 2026
Original concept artwork from our proposal archive. The production-and-use story below is an imagined next chapter; a completed order is not claimed for these items.
The light-up concept uses garden imagery as the basis for a compact wearable.
The inspiration behind the design
Website garden, house, and symbol research
Coe Hall, the camellia collection, garden history, and the institution's documented icosahedron symbol supplied the collection's references. The coin pairs a simplified Coe Hall scene with camellia and greenhouse imagery. The faceted symbol informed the related pin, while the coin's architecture remains an interpretation for review.
The idea behind the object
A hypothetical garden-shop collection would preserve one clear focal motif on the pin and reserve more architectural detail for the larger reverse surfaces.
Thought experiment: taking the proposal further
A production proof brings the printed artwork, cut outline, LED locations, battery, switch, and attachment together. The lights need room inside the edge, and the name needs to remain readable at the selected size. A rendering can show the intended mood; a sample establishes the actual brightness, sequence, weight, and fit.
In that imagined next chapter, the approved proof would lead to a sample review, then a confirmed production run and a plan for presenting the pieces. Those are possible next steps, not events we claim happened for this proposal.
Explore the related coin and keepsake design story.