A few years back I discovered the work of Ingrid Carozzi and her flower company Tin Can Studios in New York. I loved her use of recycled vases, locally grown flowers, and asymmetrical designs.
I still love her work and would highly recommend the book she published in 2021, Flowers by Design: Creating Arrangements for Your Space.
Credit: Flowers By Design Book by Ingrid CarozziWho this Book is For
Flower design enthusiasts who like the modern style of a few choice flowers in a vase using chicken wire and pin frogs as architecture.
What this Book Offers
Credit: Flowers By Design Book by Ingrid CarozziInsight into how a florist survived the pandemic impact of COVID-19 shutdowns and pivoted to a new way of offering her services. Unique design ideas are influenced by her “Tastemaker” friends who are interior designers, painters, content creators, and more. It’s a cool way to showcase her floral style by being inspired by other people’s art and work. I love this section of the book.
Where to Find Flowers to Make the Designs in the Book
Ingrid talks about using locally grown flowers that are in season. In fact, in her process section, she talks about going to her local flower market — New York Flower Market — and being inspired by what she finds there to create her designs. She suggests finding your local farmer or farmers’ market. If you are lucky to live in Los Angeles, there is a vendor at the SoCal Flower Market called Gather Flora that features exclusively locally grown flowers. You can sign up for their mailing list to see what you can order from local farmers when it’s harvested.
When this Book Was Published
This book was published in 2021 and the designs that Ingrid features within the pages are spot on trend. She talks about sustainability in vases and flowers.
Why is this Book a Good One for My Flower Library
Those of you who have taken classes with me know that we have an extensive floral book library. Many of these we’ve purchased and many have been thoughtfully donated to us by friends, students and clients. You also may know how much I love my library to check out books and then see if this is one to get for my own library to refer to again and again. My recommendation is to get this book if you want to recreate its designs and it’s so pretty it can double as a coffee table, book, too. Not sure? Try to check it out from your library first and see if you want to own it.
How Can I Find This Book
Local library or purchase from your local bookseller or online at Amazon.com.
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