SLOW FLOWERS HEROES BY DEBRA PRINZING
shane connolly. shane connolly & co. | london, england Shane Connolly is a renowned floral designer and ambassador for sustainable floristry. His clients range from prominent institutions like the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the National Portrait Gallery, to a veritable who's who of the great and the good of British life. He is perhaps best known for his public work for The Royal Family. His most recent commission was the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen in Westminster Abbey in May 2023. He also designed the flowers for their marriage at Windsor Castle in 2005, and for the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 2011. Shane has approached all these iconic moments with the same respect for nature, season, and setting. Everything is thoughtful,
SHANE CONNOLLY IN SEATTLE SEPTEMBER 29-30, 2023 Slow Flowers Society presents two days of sustainable floral design lecture, design demonstrations, and a floral design workshop. Advance registration is recommended to the public lecture. Advance registration is required for the workshop.
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in all senses of the word. Shane has designed events in countries as diverse as the United States and India, and always with the same aim: to leave the smallest footprint behind and be led by what is local and available. Shane works with the Royal Horticultural Society
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Lecture, Design Demonstration, and Book-Signing Event
to improve sustainability in floristry in their annual shows, and he
2 P.M. LECTURE
is also a judge at RHS Chelsea. He has written five books and teaches
$45 per person
his approach to flower design all over the world. In 2019, Debra Prinzing visited Shane at his studio in London's North Kensington district and recorded Episode 403 of the Slow Flowers Podcast, which originally aired May 29, 2019. This Q&A is condensed and edited from that conversation: SFJ: Can you give me a snapshot of Shane Connolly & Co. and the scope of your studio? SC: Gosh, sometimes it feels like it's a cottage industry and sometimes it feels like it's international; sometimes it feels like a tiny company and sometimes it feels big. I wish someone would have told me when I was 16 how exciting my life in flowers would be. And I'm glad that no one told me how little money you actually make from it; but honestly, the excitement has outweighed
Lecture + signed copy of A Year in Flowers
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 Floral Design Intensive Workshop 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ALL-DAY WORKSHOP
$749 ($649, Slow Flowers Members) Refreshments, lunch, flowers, vessels, and supplies provided Includes photography + signed copy of A Year in Flowers
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