Visit London Blog » alber elbaz http://blog.visitlondon.com Enjoy the very best of London Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:04:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Five Funky Christmas Trees in London http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/12/funky-christmas-trees-in-london/ http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/12/funky-christmas-trees-in-london/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:00:04 +0000 Hannah Collingbourne http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=24075 London’s feeling festive as Christmas trees spring up in public spaces around the city. While some venues have stuck to a traditional feel, others have branched out with trees made from cardboard and Lego.

St Pancras Station has unveiled the tallest-ever Lego Christmas tree, constructed by professional Lego builder Duncan Titmarsh out of 600,000 Lego bricks.

Ever-fashionable Claridge’s boasts a tree by Lanvin’s creative director Alber Elbaz, complete with marionettes dressed in Lanvin-designed Claridge’s uniforms.

Covent Garden has a hand-picked British tree festooned with red and white lights, as well as topiary reindeer, giant mirror balls and a nativity art installation.

Giles Miller is creating the world’s tallest cardboard Christmas tree for the Design Museum. See it in the museum’s atrium from tomorrow, Friday 2 December.

And the lighting ceremony for Trafalgar Square’s famous Christmas tree – donated by the people of Norway every year since 1947 – will take place this evening, Thursday 1 December.

What’s your favourite Christmas tree in London this Christmas? Let us know below or add your photos to the Visit London Flickr pool

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