Welcoming the Lunar New Year
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, is more than a celebration—it is a moment of renewal, intention, and symbolic abundance. Rooted deeply in tradition, every element used during this time carries meaning, from color choices to the objects placed within the home or shared spaces.
Sheraton Los Angeles Hotel 2025
For Chinese New Year floral design, color is the foundation.
Red plays a central role in the celebration, representing joy, protection, and good fortune. It is the color of the red envelope, or hongbao, given as a gesture of prosperity and well wishes for the year ahead. Gold often accompanies red, symbolizing wealth, abundance, and longevity. Together, these colors set the tone for optimism and renewal.
Our Lunar New Year arrangements begin with vibrant cherry blossom branches, layered in shades of soft pink to vivid fuchsia. Cherry blossoms symbolize new beginnings, growth, and the fleeting beauty of life—making them especially meaningful as the year turns over. Their upward-reaching branches bring movement and energy to a space, while their blossoms signal the arrival of something fresh and hopeful.
Paired with the cherry blossoms are paperwhites, whose clean lines and subtle fragrance introduce balance and clarity to the arrangement. Often associated with purity and rebirth, paperwhites soften the composition and create contrast against the boldness of the blossoms.
Surrounding the arrangements are citrus fruits, which hold special significance during Chinese New Year. While tangerines and oranges are traditionally used—symbolizing luck, prosperity, and abundance—the installation pictured here features pomelos, a close relative of the grapefruit. Pomelos are commonly displayed during Lunar New Year as symbols of prosperity, family unity, and blessings for the household. Their rounded shape and golden hue reinforce themes of fullness and good fortune, making them a powerful visual element during the season.
The image shown captures a Lunar New Year installation created for the Sheraton Los Angeles Hotel. Designed for a hospitality setting, the arrangement was meant to greet guests with warmth and intention—honoring tradition while maintaining a refined, contemporary presence. Deep red vessels, gold accents, flowering branches, and citrus elements work together to transform the lobby into a space that feels celebratory yet composed.
Designing for Chinese New Year is never about decoration alone. It is about alignment—choosing elements that speak to renewal, prosperity, and continuity. Each arrangement becomes a visual welcome to the year ahead, grounded in cultural meaning and shaped with care.
As the Lunar New Year begins, these floral installations serve as quiet reminders of growth, abundance, and the beauty found in new beginnings.
