Laura Dowling’s distinctive wreaths express timeless elegance and poetry, technical finesse and artistic passion. Classic materials are combined with lush flowers and striking fruits and packaged in contemporary forms. Wreaths brings together more than 60 highly original wreaths for every season, from simple, elegant evergreen wreaths to more complex designs featuring fruit and vegetables. All wreaths are organised according to their source of inspiration; from cottage gardens, forests and prairies to Parisian monuments, exotic islands and farmers’ markets. The introductory technical chapter, the detailed how-to descriptions, and Laura’s tips and tricks make it easy to make the festive wreaths at home.
Poetical Ikebana
€59.90The combination of Ikebana and haiku results in a more than successful marriage. The similarity between the two arts goes far beyond their common Japanese origins. The seductive simplicity of the haiku, its sparse use of words and subtlety, its silences and deep grounds, its rhythms and seasons… These are only some of the characteristics that Haiku shares with Ikebana.