Being January I always like to start the year with Pantone’s chosen colour. ‘Viva Magenta’ is this year’s choice and I absolutely love it!
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3 ideas to create a flower bar for your event
In this post I would like to explain my creative approach in creating 3 themes for a unique flower bar. For the different themed creations I gathered images to make mood-boards and then carefully chose each colour palette. The first step was to gather images to create some moodboards and then I chose the colour palette. Only after these two steps I developed the three different themes.
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7 flowers for a unique autumnal bouquet
Early in October I organized a one-day floral master-class in a former industrial space. In this first post I’ll talk to you about the autumnal bouquet we created.For this floral arrangement I was inspired by the image of ‘a young barefoot woman in a small garden picking flowers for her bouquet!’. The style and mood was bohemian but with my own personal twist.
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Celebrating an intimate summer wedding in Verona
A lovely young couple chose Verona the city of Romeo and Juliet to celebrate their intimate summer wedding. Taking inspiration from the muted shades of the old houses along the river, the bride composed her colour palette. This included different shades of cream from vanilla to toasted caramel, a splash of yellow, peach, apricot, pink, lilac and coral. The majestic coral peony was the main focus flower for all the floral arrangements.
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A thousand shades of pink for an elegant lively birthday
In July I had the pleasure of creating the floral decorations for Giovanna’s very special birthday party. The setting was an amazing country location among the vineyards of Valpolicella.
Giovanna chose a vibrant and lively palette in different shades of pink, a touch of burgundy, lilac and some peachypink. A long imperial table decorated with petite floral cakes and bud vases.
A vibrant colorful wedding in an Italian countryside villa
A german couple decided to organize a long relaxing and informal week-end to celebrate their union. The location was an antique country home set among vineyards near Verona and Lake Garda (Northern Italy). They wanted a very lighthearted vibe for their party. So with all that said they went for a summer very vibrant palette: fucsia, lilac, pink, peach and a splash of orange and yellow.
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Intensive floral workshop spring 2022 in Milan
In March I organized the spring intensive two day floral workshop in Milan in an amazing space . Over the weekend the focus is both on practice and theory. Two awesome days among spring flowers learning the basic of floral design
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An idyllic Italian wedding in a historical villa near Verona
A very light graceful idyllic style and a delicate palette with shades from light pink to peach, white, a light blue brush and olive green for this wedding. I decided to create organic floral decorations to match the earthy and rustic style of the church. In the same theme I made natural elegant compositions for the tables. Being summer, I was able to use cornflowers in the compositions that added that lightness and gentleness to all the decorations.
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8 ideal flowers for your wedding to match the colour of this year
Like every year Pantone chose the colour of the year. As you may already know this choice embraces every aspect of our lives from interior design to fashion, from packaging to make up.This year they chose a new shade “Very Peri- a new Pantone colour whose courageous presence encourages personal inventiveness and creativity.”
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A contemporary natural style wedding
A contemporay natural style wedding. Pampas and white king size honeypot sugarbush were the perfect choice for the creation of a modern yet elegant floral backdrop.To highlight the pampas I used greenery in a jungle style but with an elegant accent.
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Elegant floral decorations for an autumn imperial table
I styled the floral design for an autumn shoot in Villa Della Torre, a reinassance villa set among vineyards, close to Verona (northern Italy). I wanted to create a cosy, velvet elegant atmosphere. For this floral design I started with a palette of 2 colours caramel and burgundy.
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White clouds of Gypsophila for an intimate Italian wedding
Gypsophila or “Baby’s breath” symbolizing delicacy and ease was the chosen flower for an intimate Italian wedding. Floral decoration for the civil ceremony and for the table centrepiece with Gypsophila. Lgbt wedding
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A late summer wedding in the Valpolicella hills
A young and elgant Italian couple chose a romantic delicate pastel palette with a strong burgundy accent for their wedding in Valpolicella hills, near Verona in Italy. Floral decorations for the venue, the dinner and the church. Elegant bridal bouquet. Roses and candles for the cake decoration
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A warm floral festive table
Christmas decoration. For this festive table I chose a very delicate palette of pure white, dusty pink and a touch of blue violet. For the greenery I opted for different shades of bottle and silver green.
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A rustic-boho wedding
An enchanting country house set amongst olive grove and vineyards in the Verona hills to celebrate a love story. Rustic-boho style wedding . Olive branches and white flowers for all floral decorations
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4 essential tips for an impeccable table
A one day floral workshop focused on how to decorate a table from start to finish. 4 golden rules to decorate a stunning tablescape. Mood natural and romantic for the whole tablescape floral design
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