Floral art

The Art of Flower Arranging . Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire

39.95

For the past five years, the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire has been organising Quand fleurir est un art (The Art of Flower Arranging), a captivating event where renowned flower artists and designers from around the world unleash their creativity in the majestic rooms of the castle, creating stunning arrangements ranging from the most daring to the most classic.

 

The Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire’s previous (and last private) owners, the Prince and Princess de Broglie, were avid plant enthusiasts. They took pride in their impressive collections of orchids and exotic green plants, which earned them numerous awards in horticultural competitions during the Belle Époque. Today, the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire is committed to carrying on this rich legacy, inviting talented floral artists to showcase their artistry and expertise, creating a harmonious fusion of art and nature in the pursuit of beauty.

 

This book offers a nice overview of some of the best creations that were on view during the event. Discover some of the amazing designs made by renowned floral designers such as Makoto Azuma (J), Clarisse Béraud (F), Timo Bolte (D), Rudy Casati (I), Tomas De Bruyne (B), Sébastien Dossin (B), Frédéric Dupré (F), Max Hurtaud (B), Pascal Mutel (F), Julian Paris (F), Gilles Pothier, Charline Pritscaloff (F) and the École nationale des Fleuristes de Paris (F).

 

24,5 x 33 cm
128 pages, hard cover
Bilingual edition: English/French

My First Ikebana

29.95

My First Ikebana wants to foster a sustained interest in ikebana from childhood through to teenagers, and beyond. The step-by-step arrangements range from simple to complex, requiring different levels of motor skills and degrees of attention. As an individual develops, learns and grows, they will find arrangements for their specific level of development. Complex and more advanced arrangements have also been included to inspire older children and adults with creative ideas for their own ikebana arrangements.

Author and Sogetsu Ikebanist Louise Worner has an extensive background in education that has provided her with the knowledge and experience to create fun and creative ikebana arrangements for the young and old(er). As an Ikebana teacher she hopes that this book opens a gateway for nurturing the next generation of Ikebana artists, and will help children to reconnect with the natural world and become stewards of the environment in which they live.

 

28 x 21,5 cm
112 pages, soft cover
English edition

Kazuhiro Sugimoto. Eternal Moment

39.90

Eternal Moment is testament to transient beauty. Within these pages, Kazuhiro Sugimoto seeks to immortalize the fleeting beauty of some of Earth’s most captivating flora – capturing the flowers’ essence, their vivid colors and delicate blooms in all their glory before they fade away. Every petal and stem lovingly crafted and each design executed with care and in minute detail.

As a Japanese flower designer, Sugimoto’s work incorporates the aesthetics and techniques of Japanese culture, emphasizing the importance of space and simplicity. His designs are striking and dramatic, yet achieved with minimal materials.

After a quarter of a century devoted to creating floral art, Kazuhiro Sugimoto for the first time compiled his most exquisite designs for the world to discover.

 

33 x 24,5 cm, hardcover

96 pages

Bilingual edition: English/Japanese

 

Haribana

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The Haribana style was created in May 2020 in the mid of the global pandemic when the supply of fresh flowers and other materials was limited in Singapore. Used to making flamboyant designs with an abundance of flowers, the material shortage forced floral designer Harijanto Setiawan to drastically rethink his design style and to come up with a fresh way to create high-quality and impactful designs using the least number of materials as possible. One could argue that the pandemic was a blessing in disguise for Harijanto, as it rekindled his passion for floristry and allowed him to reinvent himself and show another aspect of his personality as a designer – away from the extravagance everyone was used to. It allowed him to go back to his roots as an architect. While Harijanto’s imagination was still limitless, the realization of his ideas had to be within the reality of the pandemic. A grass leaf and a single flower are enough to create a Haribana piece, a highly architectural design statement with a single flower as focal point.

INSPIRING IKEBANA

29.95

Inspiring Ikebana is het vervolg op Exploring Ikebana, het eerste boek van de wereldberoemde ikebana-kunstenaar Ilse Beunen. Meer dan 40 prachtige ikebana-creaties, zowel in traditionele als in moderne stijl, worden rijkelijk geïllustreerd met gedetailleerde stap voor stap-foto’s van het creatieve proces. Makkelijk te volgen en met garantie op een schitterend eindresultaat!

Inked & Blossom

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French floral artist Sarah Willemart grew up surrounded by flowers and developed a great interest in floral design from an early age. The art of tattooing in its most diverse forms is a more recent passion.

In Pelle

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With the photography project ‘In pelle’ (‘on the skin’), photographer Bart Van Leuven and floral artist Rita Gijbels enter a new but fascinating territory: the human body as a landscape in which things happen. Sometimes the body becomes an almost abstract form in which the artists intervene with floral and vegetal matter. At other times, the focus is on body parts that are taken out of their familiar context and brought into a new and surprising coherence.