Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Creative Direction
- 29 September 2021
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Add more orange! No, more. No, more!

and rusty to the red!

and the brightest! yellow! you have ever seen

Even to the greens add more green to somehow…

well… get the green-iest kind of green.

… and… Action!
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Tutorials
Hook the calla lilies over the edge of a vase to create a support for your taller floral details.
Create a barely there armature with sturdy end of season vines.
It is possible to curve or adjust a curve in plant material
Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform
Open an arum lily up by rolling the funnel shaped spathe (petal) over
Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.
Favourite Flowers
Calla Lily, Arum Lily
Related Designs
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I have always been fascinated, as a designer, by the idea that there is a point when extremes or direct contrasts flip into its opposite.