Archives for posts with tag: Flowers

La Guinguette d’Angèle

April 17, 2013 //

One of my dear friends Angèle is a young chef in Paris whose catering business La Guinguette d’Angèle specialises in healthy cooking. Her food has the French bio-organic tick of approval, is gluten free and uses only locally grown, powerfully healthy ingredients.

Her styling is also something special. Her use of delicate flowers, berries and herbs makes each piece a little artwork unto itself. Angele and I lived together in Paris for a few months and I can testify that her creations are not only beautiful but absolutely, ridiculously, delicious.

La Guinguette d'Angèle All photographs from La Guinguette d’Angèle.

For more info check out her Facebook page.

Tags berries, cake, catering, Flowers, food, gluten free, la guinguette d'angèle, organic, paris, salad

Categories Design, Flowers, Food

Floret Flower Farm

April 16, 2013 //

Floret Flower Farm is a family owned and run organic flower farm and floral design studio in Washington, USA. The team is led by mum Erin Benzakein who is a self taught farmer and floral designer. Their farm produces dahlias, garden roses, sweet peas, zinnias, peonies, and much more all with an emphasis on sustainable, thoughtful practices.

All photographs from Floret Flower Farm.

Check out Floret Flower Farm on Instagram and their blog for regular updates about life on a flower farm.

Tags bouquet, dahlias, erin benzakein, family, farming, floral, floret flower farm, Flowers, gardening, organic, organic flower farm, peonies, rose, sweet pea, wedding, zinnias

Categories Flowers, Nature

Matt Wisniewski

April 15, 2013 //

New York based artist Matt Wisniewski uses found photographs to create these captivating digital collages.

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Matt Wisniewski

All artwork by Matt Wisniewski.

Tags art, artist, collage, digital collage, Flowers, matt wisniewski, nature, photography

Categories Art, Fashion, Flowers, Nature, Photography

Waiheke Island

April 9, 2013 //

I’ve just returned from an incredibly relaxing extra long weekend on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

The island lies 35 minutes ferry ride from Auckland. We were there to visit my aunt and uncle, who sailed into one of the island’s bays 22 years ago and have remained there ever since. They live in a beautiful cliff top house above an almost private little nudist beach. Their garden has some of the best views and is overflowing with zucchinis, beetroot, pumpkins, spinach, beans, feijoa, tomatoes, tamarillos and lots of herbs.

While in NZ we were also lucky enough to be invited to local girl Lorde’s first show. She is only 16 and is about to take off. Check out one of her tracks below. More here.

All photographs by Sophia Kaplan.

Tags beach, beans, bouganvilla, feijoa, Flowers, garden, herbs, lorde, new zealand, pumpkin, spinach, vegetables, waiheke, waiheke island, zucchini

Categories Flowers, Garden, Nature, Photography, Photos by Sophia, Plants, Travel

Ben Giles

April 3, 2013 //

Ben Giles is a young artist from the UK. Check out some of his dreamlike collages.

You can check out more of his work here and buy some of his prints here.

Tags art, ben giles, butterfly, collage, fish, Flowers, retro, underwater

Categories Art, Design, Flowers, Photography

Lucy Allen

March 25, 2013 //

Recently I commissioned my friend Lucy Allen to create some of her quirky botanical drawings. Two as a gift for my boyfriend, two for me. Each plant has an animal lurking in it. Try and spot the squid, fish or squawking birds. I had them framed in pairs in dark wood, floating about an inch off the back.

Tags art, artichoke, artist, banksia, birds, botanical print, drawing, Flowers, lucy allen, plants, seed pod, squid, sweet gum

Categories Design, Flowers, Interior Design, Nature, Plants

IS./WET

March 22, 2013 //

IS./WET is a new collaboration between photographer Ted O’Donnell and artist Vicki Lee. This it the first time the couple have worked together.

Their photographs of brilliant flowers dripping in hyper colour paint are intriguing but it’s the stop motion film directed and edited by Patrick de Teliga which I really like.

If you’re free tonight pop down to Sun Studios from 6pm to check out the exhibition.

Tags exhibition, Flowers, is./wet, photography, sun studios, ted o'donnell, vicki lee

Categories Design, Flowers, Photography

Lisa & Neil

March 21, 2013 //

My friend Lisa was in South Africa recently to spend some time with her boyfriend’s family.

Her travel snaps are adorable and I particularly liked these two. The first is taken at Babylonstoren Garden and the second while on safari.

Lisa is a stylist living in New York and her boyfriend Neil is a photographer. You can see some of their work on together over at Hunger TV. Above photographs by Neil Francis Dawson.

I have now added the Babylonstoren Garden to my list of places to visit when I head to South Africa (hopefully) next year. You can stay in one of their adjoining guesthouses, use the spa, visit their delicatessen, eat at the restaurant or just wander the garden.

Images from the Babylonstoren blog.

Tags babylonstoren, cape town, elephant, Flowers, garden, greenhouse, lisa nguyen, neil francis dawson, safari, south africa

Categories Architecture, Design, Flowers, Garden, Interior Design, Nature, Photography, Plants

Little Flowers

March 7, 2013 //

Little Flowers is a new Sydney-based endeavour with a great concept I wish I’d thought of.

They deliver smaller, simpler flower arrangements for $25 including delivery. Each morning they post a pic on their website of what they have picked up from the market so you know what you’re getting.

They arrive wrapped in hessian and tied with twine. Again simple, but very cute. At the moment they deliver to most of Sydney’s Eastern suburbs and city areas.

Check out their website here.

Tags bouquet, Flowers, little flowers, sydney

Categories Flowers

Jardin des Fleurs

March 6, 2013 //

Jardin des Fleurs is a Tokyo florist owned by floral artist Makoto Azuma and Shunsuke Shiinoki. Azuma creates incredibly unique floral sculptures for his clients along with weird and wonderful natural art installations.

Jardin des Fleurs The two partners released a beautiful book last year titled Encylopedia of Flowers (2012). It’s a jungle of colour and texture and features over 2000 different species of flowers.