The Art of Design
With his book *The Art of Design*, Belgian floral designer Tomas de Bruyne takes the art of floristry to the next level. While much of the professional literature focuses solely on technique, this work delves deeper into the psychology behind design. The book serves as a guide for experienced floral designers who want to understand the “why” behind a successful arrangement.
Design as a total experience
What happens when you take floral design out of the traditional workshop setting and place it in an environment where everything comes together? With that question as their starting point, Sam and Anna developed the Mallorca Wedding Experience: not a training session, but a carefully crafted holistic experience where design, setting, and collaboration come together.
Flowers, snow, ice, and creativity
Leading florists Max van de Sluis and Per Benjamin often collaborate on major international projects. Recently, they held their fourth masterclass at the ICEhotel in Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland. Over the course of the event, thirty participants created decorations using snow, ice, and fresh flowers.
Ornament
The decorative element inside this bouquet was created entirely using a 3D printer and consists of branches adorned with 3D-printed pearls. All the fresh flowers were secured using Smithers Oasis cold glue. The bouquet features Fritillaria, Gloriosa, ranunculus, Hypericum, Tillandsia ‘Xerographica’, and Talinum ‘Long John’.
Transparent base
This bouquet was created using a 3D pen. I chose transparent filament for this project, but it’s available in all sorts of colors. For example, the bouquet takes on a completely different look in pink, yellow, or gold. Once the base was ready, I attached a simple handle using black florist’s wire. This forms the base of this hand-tied bridal bouquet. The flowers used are ranunculus, scabiosa, clematis, clematis ‘Kibo’ (feathery), white grape hyacinths, aster, and a few tendrils of Ceropegia woodii.
Ring pillow with a bold design
For this ring pillow, I used cold glue to cover an old pillow with dried clematis ‘Kibo’ blossoms. These last a very long time, so the bride and groom will have a beautiful keepsake. The rings are attached to the pillow with a few strands of thread. Of course, a few beautiful flowers are a must. I chose two Clematis ‘Sevilla’ flowers as a statement: they symbolize two people who want to share their lives together.