Princeton Architectural Press Cultivated: The Elements of Floral Style

Ein ungewöhnlich schönes Buch mit traumhaften Fotos von wunderschönen und modernen Blumenarrangements. Außergewöhnlich gut auch durch die behandelten Themen, die alle möglichen Aspekte eines Blumenarrangements ansprechen: u.a. Farbtheorie, verschiedene Farbpaletten, Konstraste, Form, Rhythmus, Wiederholung, Stile verschiedener Epochen, Design, Fotografie, Beschaffung, Pflege ... FAZIT: Ein optischer und intellektueller Genuss!

Es un libro muy útil para quienes estamos interesados en aprender sobre los principios y elementos del diseño floral. Muy recomendado.

This review is from Jane Barber, as she doesn’t have an account. Every so often a book comes along that has a profound impact on my life. Years ago I read “The Colour of Heaven” a novel by James Runcie, in it a painter is searching for the perfect ultramarine blue. The book made me fall in love with Venice, it’s artists and artisans. In 1995 I was given “The New Floral Artist” by Paula Pryke. That book made me want to be a florist. Fast forward 25 years later and “Cultivated” makes me want to be a better florist. One with a conscience, one with a deep connection to the natural landscape and what it gifts us. Reading Christin’s text is like talking to a kindred spirit. She’s an inspiring, generous, knowledgeable and amusing writer. But she’s not just a writer, she’s a storyteller. Like all good storytellers she draws us in so we want to know more. I like how she refers to historical style and design and also tells her own flower story. I like that she is not a ‘flower snob’ , allowing statice, begonia leaves and even thing’s ‘on the turn’ to be noticed alongside their prettier vase mates! The photographs in this book are spectacular and need to be looked at again and again to be fully appreciated. I feel like this is probably the wrong adjective to use, in view of the world’s current events, but this book is simply breathtaking! Jane Barber. Florist.

Pensavo fosse un libro sui fiori con bellissime foto di composizioni. Invece è un interessante racconto su come nasce una composizione raccontato da una fotografa con dettagli e consigli sulla scelta dei colori delle forme delle luci dei fiori... niente, niente è casuale.

Excellent book, great information on arranging flowers.