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Permanent Stillness
Museum-grade preservation. No maintenance, no light, no water — a specimen holds its composure indefinitely, in any orientation of a room.
Finefaux Botanical Sculpture
Natural form. Permanent stillness.
Hand-composed architectural sculptures engineered for gallery-grade permanence.
Why permanence
The Atelier Manifesto
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Proprietary Mechanics
A heavy handmade vessel and a hybrid dry-foam-and-gravel ballast, locked with structural foam, engineered for structural poise on open plinths and consoles.
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Turnkey Staging
Every specimen arrives pre-assembled inside custom laser-cut packaging. No on-site assembly, no installation risk, no stylist required.
Catalogue
Four collections
№ 100
Wildflower Meadows
A meadow gesture held permanently.
From $550 CAD
Trade pricing on sign-in
№ 200
Orchid Forest
Deep, saturated floral volume set against fluid, cascading verdancy.
From $590 CAD
Trade pricing on sign-in
№ 300
Warm Seasonal
Dense, plume-like volume and warm tonal depth radiating in expressive silhouette.
From $690 CAD
Trade pricing on sign-in
№ 400
The Classic
Crisp, architectural foliage suspended over cool, cloud-like volume.
From $690 CAD
Trade pricing on sign-in
04 collections · 09 specimens · limited, numbered runsArchival-grade silk · natural-touch materials · weighted stone ballast
Construction
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Anatomy of a Specimen
Hand-sculpted gesture
Each stem is set individually on an ascending diagonal, so the specimen resolves into one line at distance and into separate blooms up close.
Stem count 10 · 15 (Petite · Grand) · set individually · ascending diagonal · composed by hand in Calgary
Archival silk & natural-touch materials
Archival-grade silk and natural-touch materials, selected for colour stability rather than mimicry. We do not seek to duplicate nature.
Archival-grade silk · natural-touch materials · colour-stable, UV-tested · finefaux
Internal gravel & stone ballast
A hybrid dry-foam and gravel ballast locked with structural foam inside a heavy vessel — structural poise on open plinths and consoles.
Ballast · hybrid dry-foam and gravel, locked with structural foam · handmade ceramic vessel
Vessel & finish
A heavyweight handmade ceramic vessel, hand-finished and left unglazed at the foot, carries the composition’s visual weight and anchors it to the surface below.
Vessel · handmade ceramic · Petite 5"W × 5"L × 10"H · Grand 6"W × 6"L × 12"H
Jobsite assemblyNone
Ships fromCalgary, Alberta
FreightParcel or freight, quoted per order
Pre-assembled · Ships from Calgary
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Precision logistics & staging
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Custom laser housing
The vessel is cut into its own board, so the specimen never bears transit load.
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Ballast lock
Hybrid dry-foam and gravel set with structural foam before the box is closed.
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Jobsite labelling
Specimen number, project reference and placement printed on two faces.
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Uncrate to placement
Tear along the perforation, fold the front forward, lift the specimen free. Fully pre-assembled in custom laser-cut packaging — zero jobsite assembly, zero installation risk.
Trade · Designers, stockists & retailers
Specified for the project, not the shelf.
Specifying for a client? Send them here: they see the work, you keep your trade terms. Pricing is set by account type and shared on approval.
Tiered trade pricing
Set by account type, shared on approval.
Limited, numbered runs
Availability shown live on the line sheet.
Ships from Calgary
Parcel or freight, quoted per order.
Line sheet
Retail, trade net and availability, always current.
Frequently asked
What collectors and specifiers ask most often about materials, ballast, and the life of a specimen.
Compositions are crafted under our finefaux philosophy — archival-grade hand-dyed silks and natural-touch materials, each set within a heavyweight ceramic, terracotta or stone vessel.
Every vessel carries our proprietary ballast: a high-density matrix of structural foam locked with heavy gravel and stone, calculated to lower the centre of gravity permanently.
None. PETALE sculptures require no water, light, pruning or climate control. To refresh, use a soft micro-fibre cloth or a low-pressure cool air duster.
Specimens are engineered for climate-controlled indoor staging. The materials are archival, but prolonged exposure to direct outdoor UV can alter textile tone over time.