An artist from Maidstone has been revealed as the craftsman behind a stunning glass display in London to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

Max Jacquard was commissioned to create 13 glass pieces which have gone on show in the Queen’s Garden at the Tower of London.

The 58-year-old was chosen from a number of British craftsmen to create the stunning centrepieces, working closely with Nigel Dunnett, the head gardener for the project.

Each glass design has been inspired by the original embroidered motifs on the Queen’s 1952 coronation dress, with a huge crystal crown as the centrepiece.

Surrounding this are 12 colourful flower castings, representing the Commonwealth – including the Canadian maple, Australian wattle and Scottish thistle.

The project was created by Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), a charity which oversees the Tower of London, as well as other royal properties, such as Kensington Palace and Hampton Court.

It forms part of the Superbloom display which has seen 20 million seeds sown in the moat of the historic site which will deliver a changing wave of colour throughout the season.

The planting scheme is designed to attract bees, pollinators, and seed-eating birds to the heart of the city.

At his studio in Ulcombe, Max and his partner Dawn Bendick – along with a team of five others – created thousands of diamonds, cords, and pearls from glass.

A total of 3,517 jewels were modelled in wax, with over 7,623 pieces press moulded for the 70cm-high pieces.

Cold-coloured glass was laid into each mould and fired to 825C (1,517F) before being cooled for three days.

The mould was then broken, with the glass cleaned and polished by hand. Taking over three months to complete, the artwork is now mounted on steel rods which sit five metres above the garden in the moat.

Max said: “It looks amazing – I am so happy that you can actually see the detail and understand the symbolism of the flowers.

“Viewing it gave me an immense feeling of pride, and satisfaction that it was really singing in the space.”

The flowers will be on display until September.