Living with Flowers
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Book Overview
Nico De Swert's fantastic floral arrangements are anything but traditional bouquets. They are more likely to resemble the bustle of an haute couture evening gown, an art installation, or an abstract explosion of colors and textures. Shunning traditional romantic floral design and instead striving for gorgeous artifice, De Swert challenges the viewer to see flowers and plants in a new light: as a medium, much like fabric or paint, for creating art. In Living with Flowers, the accomplished floral designer and interior stylist offers a dazzling collection of new ideas for extraordinary floral arrangements: a sphere of tightly packed crimson roses overlaid with perfectly flat dark green leaves, mimicking a watermelon; or a dome-shaped tower of tiny mauve and lavender blossoms rising out of a pewter bowl. With color as its organizing principle, this exquisite book provides captions listing the wide range of flowers and plants used, as well as tips on how to extend their life and show them off to best advantage. A source guide for the best flowers and materials rounds out this exceptional volume.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0810958953
ISBN13:9780810958951
Release Date:May 2005
Publisher:Harry N. Abrams
Length:144 Pages
Weight:2.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 10.4" x 10.3"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Flowers as Art by Artist Nico De Swert
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
For sheer beauty this book of floral designs is one of the finest on the market. Published by Harry N Abrams in that publishing house's usual flair for quality of paper and color reproduction, LIVING WITH FLOWERS is a stunning volume that not only allows the viewer to see creative floral sculptures but also reveals resources not usually accompanying volumes such as this. Floral designer Nico De Swert shuns the usual minimalist approach or the traditional look of flower arrangement and instead goes for masses of interesting forms and volumes of flowers and greens and plants, color keyed in unusual ways. The book is divided into sections that deal with color: oranges, yellows, blues, whites, reds - all sections are filled with seemingly endless ideas novel to this floral genius' mind. But an equal part of the success of this book goes to photographer Wendell T. Webber whose skill as a still life photographer and whose sensitivity to lighting and focus make these creations by De Swert sing. This is a book for indulgence of the visual senses, yet it is also a stimulus for gardeners to look at the explosions of colors in the natural state in a new way. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, September 06
Truly gorgeous.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Along with Madderlake's "Flowers Rediscovered", this is one of my favourite book of floral art. The photography is gorgeous and many of the designs are eminently do-able. I wish the vase suppliers were acknowledged individually...........I'm desparate to find the multi-opening vase on page 14.
A MASTERPIECE
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I was truly amazed when I first saw this book, one of the most beautiful books on floral design I have ever seen. The work in this volume is that of an artist. A must have for those who love art and floral design. Congratulations Nico De Swert!
Lovely book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is a lovely book...very well produced...best of the best. You will not be disappointed if you are looking for an elegant, yet fresh, approach to arranging flowers in your own home or for a special event. I'm glad I got this.
exquisite piece of work
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I was very impressed with Nico Deswerts artist view of flowers. The book makes a great gift for both those you appricate flowers and those who love art.
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