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Flowers by Design
Jeff Leatham
A former fashion model turned floral designer, Leatham does the flowers for the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, as well as for a star-studded roster of clients that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Emanuel Ungaro and Kate Moss. His novel techniques include displaying flowers out of water, bending long stems inside clear glass vases for dramatic effect and "drowning" blossoms in water so that their shapes and patterns are magnified. One of his favorite tricks is to take a tall vase and balance a clump of flowers near its opening so that the bunch appears ready to tip out of the container. His emphasis on "sculptural shapes" and "bold statements" will inspire readers to rethink the way they display flowers in their own homes.
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Wild at Heart
Nikki Tibbles, Martyn Thompson
The spaces in which we live and work, and the individual elements within them, are increasingly used to reflect our mood, character and identity. "Wild at Heart" is a unique creative collaboration between Nikki Tibbles and Martyn Thompson, showing how flowers can create evocative and personal statements.
Structured according to five individual moods – pure, mysterious, chaotic, feminine and sensuous – each section suggest how individual flowers can capture them.
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Living with Flowers
Nico De Swert
Nico De Swert's fantastic floral arrangements are anything but traditional bouquets. They are more likely to resemble the bustle of an haute couture evening gown, an art installation, or an abstract explosion of colors and textures. Shunning traditional romantic floral design and instead striving for gorgeous artifice, De Swert challenges the viewer to see flowers and plants in a new light: as a medium, much like fabric or paint, for creating art.
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The Floral Decorator
Kenneth Turner
Turner's cardinal rule is that you should not make "nice" arrangements but rather make floral artwork that will captivate and inspire. Turner offers readers tips for acquiring not only basic skills like drying and potting but also advanced design techniques. His advice on how to keep decorations looking natural is particularly useful (don't scatter flowers individually in an arrangement, for instance, but rather bunch the same or similar flowers and colors together; after all, that's how they look in the garden).
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Flower Style
The Art of Floral Design and Decoration
Kenneth Turner
Invite to your home an international floral designer who's famous for creating movement and surprise in his designs. Follow his simple instructions, and bring his magic into any room, on any occasion. Delightful original designs appear in breathtaking oversize, double-paged photos that show you the dramatic effects of the completed projects, while each step toward getting there appears in clear close-up captioned illustrations. Turner incorporates found and natural objects into his work, which is often why his arrangements are impressively large. Become inspired to capture the spirit of an Italian garden, a tropical paradise, a Venetian palace, a masked ball--you get so many moods and styles to choose from. Table settings, for example, range from a lavish dinner party to an intimate evening, and its themes can spill into the rest of the room and throughout the house. The same vitality appears in the many designs for all seasons and holidays.
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Simply Flowers
Practical Advice and Beautiful Ideas for Creating Flower-Filled Rooms
Barbara Milo Ohrbach
Filled with practical advice and innovative ideas, including handy lists of botanicals, Simply Flowers is a very personal and imaginative book that takes the mystery out of flower arranging, making it easy and enjoyable. Ms. Ohrbach offers important tips on selecting and cutting flowers, and how to keep them looking fresh and beautiful for as long as possible; choosing the proper vase to complement your bouquet; finding the perfect place for your flowers; clever ways of mixing fruits and vegetables with botanicals; and simple arrangements that are especially quick to make when you're pressed for time. She discusses forcing bulbs and branches; using silk flowers and house plants; and ways to use ribbons and fabrics that will turn your flowers into charming and welcome gifts.
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Living Color
Paula Pryke, David Loftus (Photographer)
Living Color taps into the current trend for using flowers not only for special occasions, but also as a key visual element in home decoration. An explosion of intense color mixes are accompanied by unique flower arranging recipes that include quantities as well as exact floral ingredients and methods needed to recreate the innovative floral bouquets for which Paula Pryke is internationally famous.
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I have been running my own floral design business for parties and special events for two years now, and this book has proved itself to be one of my most valuable resources. A very diverse collection of arrangements is found throughout the pages of this book and I would rate it as a definite asset to the library of both professionals and flower lovers alike. N. Flowers
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Flowers, Flowers
Inspired Arrangements for All Occasions
Paula Pryke, Kevin Summers (Photographer)
This book creates a whole new aesthetic for flowers. Paula Pryke breaks the mold of conventional flower arranging so successfully that this visionary collection of arrangements gives real meaning to the term floral art. Her originality, ingenuity and dramatic use of raw materials are key to the strong visual impact, vibrancy and always perfectly harmonious arrangements she creates. Stunningly photographed, the book is both a rich sourcebook of fresh and stylish ideas and a highly practical guide enabling the amateur to create dozens of artistic arrangements for every occasion.
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