Floral Turbine

Just a little stopmotion clip of the Floral Turbine in action

Here are some photos of the finished prototype along with some details.

I had such fun bringing Rosies idea to life and I hope to see many Floral Turbines sitting on top of tower blocks to bring green energy and fresh smells to our cities in the not too distant future!

Next I made the turbine element around a circle so that it slides on and rotates around the horizontal tube at the top of the base. I was careful to make sure the length of the different blades on the turbine were the proportions of Rosies design. I added extra greenery to the centre of the blades then set about making lots of tiny paper and wire flowers from roses, to daisies to tulips to add to make them just like the beautiful design.

I got carried away and didn’t take many photos as I went!

Next I added the beehive details to the top of the base. Including some tiny bees and a rooftop garden around the hive entrance on the top.

I started by making  the solid base to hold up the rotating turbines using a cardboard tube and a wide base.

Details on the base of this element included the on/off button and the door for access to the honey staircase.

After speaking with Rosie about her idea I made some notes on the important elements she covered and details we discussed such as the particular species of flowers she’d drawn before I got started with the making process.
The most important thing to consider was making the prototype look as much like her original drawing as possible. I wanted to make sure the model could rotate like a turbine would in the wind too.