Into the Woods/Dans les Bois, designed by landscape architects Phoebe McCormick of FORGE and Matt Donham of RAFT, won the sought-after Prix de la Création in 2018 at the International Festival of Gardens at Chaumont-sur-Loire, south of Paris.

DELA and SHED helped install Into the Woods in a muddy blitz in March. At the close of the festival season in November, all 355 saplings were transplanted into the real woods around the estate, supporting woodland and habitat restoration at Domaine Chaumont.

Into the Woods

Realized by Raafi Rivero of The Color Machine, this 6-minute video features creators Matt Donham and Phoebe Lickwar describing inspiration, process and implementation of their avant-garde garden at Chaumont-Sur-Loire, France. All post-installation images of the summer festival (below) also by Raafi.

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