NatureMaker® Artificial tree sculpture is a bold synthesis of art, design, and engineering. Each tree is one-of-a-kind, and individually handcrafted to conform to architectural, structural, fire, and seismic specifications. "The old concepts of artificial trees, even large artificial trees , are passé," says Gary Hanick, co-founder and president of NatureMaker. "NatureMaker has engendered an entirely new experience of Nature as art, indoor trees as destinations themselves in immersive themed environments, interior landscaping, and exhibit design. When we founded the company in 1983, the design and architectural community, for the most part, did not even consider 'fake trees' or 'replica trees' as appropriate for their most monumental spaces. Over the past three decades, the scope, scale, and caliber of NatureMaker's commissions - be it for prestigious hotels, resorts, casinos, retailers, museums, libraries, zoos, nature centers, commercial buildings, atriums, public art projects, theme park and entertainment design, trade show exhibits, as well as for luxury homes - has been a force in introducing nature as ambiance for cutting edge interiors."