Swedish master florist Per Benjamin won the Swedish championships in 1997, the Scandinavian championships in 2000 and became world champion in floristry in spring 2002.
According to Per, floral art is all about emotions. Bringing flowers to the people is translating and communicating emotions, is showing them that the future has always something good, something beautiful to offer. In this book he shares his personal ideas about flowers and creativity. His unstoppable curiosity is his drving force and allows him to find new materials as well as new ways to use the old ones.
Per Benjamin is without any doubt one of the greatest 'technicians' in the world of floristry. In this book he shows a wide range of arrangements, from the well-known playful and colourful, almost kitschy pieces to the more natural, transparent, discrete ones. However, they always manage quite easily to draw one's attention, in an elegant, charming way.
Helen Pe provided the fantastic photography and managed to beautifully capture the complexity in many of Per's creations in numerous close-ups.
This book really contains amazing pieces of work! |
