Mathew Schwartz creates X-ray images of flowers using a micro-CT scanner

(Above) Schwartz used a micro-CT scanner to create the images of blooms including miniature orchids, lilies and tulips. Coloured versions were created in Photoshop.

X-ray images of flowers by researcher and designer Mathew Schwartz form the identity of this year’s Dezeen Awards. Schwartz, an assistant professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, used a micro-CT scanner to create the images of blooms including miniature orchids, lilies and tulips.