Two different Columbus design groups take home highest honor in International awards
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You may know the boundary-pushing Columbus artists behind Planthropy for their unique “living walls,” which erode the boundaries between art, design and gardening.
Now, you can also refer to owners Jessie Laux-Creath and Michael Creath as award-winning muralists, and you wouldn’t be wrong.
On Jan. 19, the local artisans were awarded a Platinum Award—the highest designation—in the Design category of the 2024 International Plantscape Awards.
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“Proud, humbled and over the top excited,” Plantrhopy said of the award in a social media post over the weekend.
Planthropy took home the award for a custom mural made out of our moss that was created for Franklinton’s Gravity development.
“This piece was the most intricate one we have ever made. We used a combination of real and abstract shapes and icons to pull together this one-of-kind mossterpiece,” the Columbus business’ statement reads.
You can see the winning mural below.
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Planthropy wasn’t the only local business to take home International Plantscape Awards this year, either. Central Ohio’s Oakland Green Interiors also took home a Platinum award for their work creating a giant floral hairpiece atop the subject of another mural in the Gravity development, which you can see below. Oakland green Interiors, which is a division of Oakland Nursery, also took home seven other Gold awards.
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