‘Fleur ceremonial’ is one of three books in Fleur series. The visual contents in this book are based on the flower culture of Thailand in ritualistic area.
In Thai culture and tradition, people always use crafted flowers in a variety of ceremonies. The most popular form of crafted flowers is garland. A garland comprises of many kinds of meaningful flowers. Every flower has symbolic association, corresponding to the reason why they are used in some specific ceremonies. A good example is Dok Rak which means love, therefore, they are used in engagement and wedding ceremonies.
However, Thai young generation not only does not know how to craft the flowers but also rarely know the meaning of them in Thai ceremonies. The intent of this book is to engage local people to engage in reviving the flower culture of Thailand.
This book illustrates ceremonial flowers in Thailand as well as the meaning of them.
In the future, all designs will be initial concept for creative craft workshops in we