Overview

For the first time, innovative floral designer Emily Thompson showcases her 15-year body of work, which reveres the raw and wondrous beauty of flowers, plants, and trees. An inspirational and transportive journey, this new book demonstrates Thompson s signature style of infusing a sense of the exotic and mysterious into her stunning compositions by using wild, unruly materials from the forest, field, and beyond. From high-profile commissions to art installations, her floral vignettes, large and small, are true masterpieces.

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‘[C]aptures the florist's wild artistry’ – Gardenista ‘[E]xplores the innovative floral designer's signature style of infusing a sense of the unexpected and mysterious into her dramatic compositions.’ – New York Cottages and Gardens ‘[A] beautiful book.’ – The Martha Stewart Podcast ‘With [this] new book that covers the designer’s 15-year career, Thompson now has a more permanent testament to her fantastical arrangements that swoop, drape and spill across tables and floors.’ – T Magazine

‘[E]xplores the innovative floral designer's signature style of infusing a sense of the unexpected and mysterious into her dramatic compositions.’ – New York Cottages and Gardens ‘[A] beautiful book.’ – The Martha Stewart Podcast ‘With [this] new book that covers the designer’s 15-year career, Thompson now has a more permanent testament to her fantastical arrangements that swoop, drape and spill across tables and floors.’ – T Magazine

‘[C]aptures the florist's wild artistry’ – Gardenista ‘[E]xplores the innovative floral designer's signature style of infusing a sense of the unexpected and mysterious into her dramatic compositions.’ – New York Cottages and Gardens ‘[A] beautiful book.’ – The Martha Stewart Podcast ‘With [this] new book that covers the designer’s 15-year career, Thompson now has a more permanent testament to her fantastical arrangements that swoop, drape and spill across tables and floors.’ – T Magazine

Author Information

Emily Thompson was raised in Vermont and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, and UCLA, where she earned her MFA in sculpture. With her chosen medium of flowers, Thompson has cultivated projects at The White House, MoMA, the Whitney Museum, Lincoln Center, and more. She creates innovative art installations and has designed sets for fashion runways, exhibitions, and galas challenging the limits of floral design with every blossom and stem. Shane Connolly is a floral designer, speaker, author, and florist for the British Royal Family. He champions sustainability in the floral industry. Nancy Hass has written for The New York Times T Magazine and her work has appeared in dozens of major magazines, including Elle Decor, Newsweek, and WSJ. Magazine.

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