Floral art..................

I bought the book, Floral Contemporary - The Renaissance of Flower Design by Olivier Dupon, that I had included on my "must buy" book list a few blogs ago and I am happy to report that it is an absolutely beautiful tribute to all of us who work with flowers.  The author states that, "this book has been conceived from the floral artists' perspective....... you will not find any methods or tips on how to make an arrangement...... that it (the book) is first and foremost a showcase for some of today's great floral makers, confirming that contemporary floral art comes in all shapes and guises........"  

Olivier Dupon goes on to say, "..... that real floral art is a serious endeavour, not puff and fluff ..... that it is long hours and physical hardship."  "But is there anything more noble and honourable than crafting with a living material?"   I could not have said it better.  I have many floral books, but this one is truly outstanding.

all photos via Floral Contemporary - The Renaissance of Flower Design
by Olivier Dupon

"It is confirmation that nature is perfect."

Cheers,

Deb xx

Hello Friday......................

Be kind.  Work hard.  Stay humble.  Smile often.  Stay loyal.  Keep honest. Travel when possible.  Never stop learning.  Be thankful always.  Love.

Have a great weekend!

all pictures via Pinterest

Cheers,

Deb xx

From market to home................

I took a few pictures of my favourite grower's stand at the flower market this morning and a few more quick snaps of the flowers when I got them home.  I know last week I told you Spring was here because the market was full of colour, but today is was all about fragrance - lily of the valley, lilac, freesia, hyacinth and more.  Also, the dogwood flower made its first appearance which definitely signals the official start of Spring.  It makes getting up at 3:30am worthwhile.

Enjoy!

Grower's stand above with dogwood, hellebore, lilac, gilda rose
and various flowering blossom

Dogwood, lilac and lily of the valley at home

"Beautiful things don't ask for attention."

all photos by Deb for From My Files

Cheers,

Deb xx

Bling for the home...................

Chandeliers are to a home, as diamonds are to women.  I never thought I would be a chandelier type of girl, but I am.  I fell in love with the ones below by Tord Boontje on a trip to NYC and the Moss store in Soho - many, many years ago.  These light branches have thousands of Swarovski crystals attached and to see them in person is simply amazing.

More recently, it was lust at first sight when I saw the rough-cut crystal chandeliers by Christopher Boots (Australian designer) in Vogue Living.  I love the raw and unpretentiousness of his lights and the fact that every one is an individual work of art.  His smaller chandelier would look perfect in my bathroom.  I'm also looking forward to finding a very large antique one (or two) for the shack on the lake.

Tord Boontje's Swarovski chandeliers above

Tord Boontje's laser cut metal gardland light 

Christopher Boot's crystal chandeliers above

Dries Van Noten runway show

Is anything better than the glow of candlelight?
Yes, candlelight in the garden.......

Love the two different chandeliers here

This would look great in a bathroom

Love this idea - definitely going to copy it for Summer in our garden

all pictures via Tord Boontje, Christopher Boots, Vogue Living,

Belle Australia, Veranda, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, Pinterest and Tumblr

Cheers,

Deb xx