The 'Ikebana Boat' features long, flower-like glass stems inspired by the Japanese are of ikebana.

The origin for the 'Ikebana Boat' and the 'Niijima Floats' works date to 1995 in Nuutajarvi, Finland, where he experimented with temporary installations along the shore of the nearby river and tossed glass forms into it to see how the glass would interact with water and light. Local teenagers gathered the drifting glass in rowboats, inspiring Chihuly to create a new type of installation with a variety of forms including the 'Ikebana and Niijima Floats'.



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