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Forever Flowers: Dry, Preserve, Display by Antonia De Vere

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In Forever Flowers, top floral designer Antonia De Vere welcomes you into her New Zealand studio to learn the craft's potential. Today in floral design, dried flowers and botanicals give their fresh cousins a strong run for their long-held position as the classic material. Unrecognisable from the 1970s, when they were first trendy, dried flowers are now a popular material for the most modern, contemporary creations in flower art.

Antonia shares how and why dried floral has become her career and her source of creative energy. In photos and text, De Vere shows you dozens of exciting ideas through her creations, which range from 10-foot-high restaurant installations to delicately shaped ikebana-inspired pieces to small sparks of pop art in bud vases. Learn how to select, dry and assemble flowers and foliage, then enjoy 18 step-by-step projects that bring De Vere's popular design style into your own home. The craft's low-waste focus, using damaged flowers that can't be sold as fresh bouquets, is another reason forever flowers suit the way we decorate today.

Why You'll Love It

  • 18 step-by-step dried flower projects from a leading New Zealand floral designer
  • Covers selecting, drying and assembling flowers and foliage
  • An approach to floral art that makes use of blooms that can't be sold fresh
  • Beautifully photographed creations from small arrangements to large installations

Product Details

  • Author: Antonia De Vere
  • Format: Hardcover, 176 pages

Styling Tips

  • Keep it on hand while planning your own dried flower arrangements
  • Pair with dried flower stems or a ceramic vase for a thoughtful gift
  • For a no-fuss version of the look, add a faux stem such as the Large Eucalyptus Spray in Brown or the Field Allium Stem in Rust
  • A lovely gift for florists, creatives and dried flower enthusiasts, for a birthday or Mother's Day

Find more to read in Books, or more ideas in Gift Ideas for the Bookworm.

FAQs

Who is Antonia De Vere?
Antonia De Vere is a top New Zealand floral designer known for dried and preserved flower installations ranging from restaurant-scale pieces to delicate bud vase arrangements.

Does the book include step-by-step projects?
Yes, 18 step-by-step projects guide readers through selecting, drying and assembling their own dried flower creations.

Does it talk about waste?
Yes, the book highlights how dried flower work often uses damaged blooms that can't be sold fresh.

In Short

Forever Flowers by Antonia De Vere is a 176-page hardcover with 18 step-by-step projects for selecting, drying and assembling flowers and foliage, from a New Zealand floral designer. Available at Flux Boutique, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

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