In Cambodia, the Jaya House River Park takes a different approach to having a tree. Aptly named, “Transparency,” the tree has 15,000 glass straws—each of them hung individually on fishing wire.
“We designed the tree to be a symbol of peace and hope and that each individual straw represents how each one of us has a role to play in creating peace, beauty and art,” notes Christian De Boer, managing director of Jaya House River Park, who conceived the idea. “It also reflects the importance of teamwork and community as it took a staff of 14 people and 15 days of working together to bring the vision to life.”
