Fleur East Collection
Silk Arrangements

Gone are the days when it was considered bad taste to use any kind of artificial floral arrangements in high-end interiors. The interest in long-lasting arrangements has developed not only with homeowners but also with the professionals particulary architects, designers and hospitality developers.

There are many kinds of artificial flowers and the one I exclusively use are the handwrapped silk flowers. The handmade - as opposed to machine made - quality gives them a special aesthetic appeal and a sense of luxury. In this age of instant everything. It takes a certain discernment in appreciating the value and beauty of handcrafted materials. The challenge is in bringing them to life and making them relevant in the context of interior design.

Flower arrangements in any material always give a positive and happy feeling to a home or office. Strategically placed they serve as a welcome greeting. As a focal point to a staircase leading to an all-white marble foyer, I created this traditional arrangement of roses with very subtle colors in keeping with the overall color scheme of the interior. The crystal vase with gold plated fittings continues the romantic and classical mood of the bronze sculpture, housed in a niche, behind it. The tapered octagonal (a very lucky shape in feng shui) shagreen-covered flower pedestal provides proper height and scale.