In their expressive beauty, flowers connect us to the natural world. But let’s take that idea a step further. Flowers that appear naturally in a particular place, at a particular season, can help us make a connection to that place and time; the same is true for leaves, seedpods, and branches. Collecting botanicals directly from …
Which is more important when you are designing with flowers: the flowers or the design? Here’s one good answer: let it depend on what most stimulates your creativity—whether in the moment of making something with flowers, or over the course of a wide-ranging career. “For me, the main word is passion,” says Gerry Toh—educator, visual …
Lewis Miller, the Banksy of floral street art, dazzles Gotham City once again. Our correspondent in NYC was taking a stroll around St. Patrick’s Cathedral when she spotted Miller’s recent addition to his Flower Flash series. And yet we thought Atlas had enough on his shoulders already. However, the boa constrictor of a flower lei …
If you are a floral designer, how much of what you have experienced in life can you bring to your art and profession? All of it, says Ania Norwood. “My background has been diverse in some ways, but everything I have done contributes to what I do now.” Case in point: Growing up in Communist …
Featuring: Bruce Wright on Ania Norwood Bruce Wright on Gerry Toh BRUCE WRIGHT is one of the most recognized voices reporting on the floral industry today. He has written extensively for Floral Management magazine and was formerly the Editor of Flowers& magazine for an impressive 33 years of its erstwhile publication run. He has also …