An army of 60,000 bees built this giant honeycomb teapot

To create the teapot shape, Libertíny constructed a metal scaffold that served as the framework for beehive before letting nature take over.

The success and beauty of the project is also a statement about the bee colony’s health and strength, as well as the quality of local flora; no bees were exploited or displaced.

The Thousand Years project was inspired by Christofle’s collection as well as the themes on the passage of time and the power of nature found in the movie The Millennial Bee (1983) and Garcia Marques’ novel 100 Years of Solitude.