Floral Design

Flowering Now was an ephemeral exhibition of innovative and abundant floral installations from 13 Melbourne florists.

A personal project initiated by Melanie Stapleton of Cecilia Fox and Katie Marx, the collective show explored the interplay of transience and longevity. Radiant blooms were celebrated alongside the process of gentle decay.

This collaborative project brought together Melbourne’s flower community to explore their practice, share a love of nature in ways that defy traditional understandings of floristry, and create a space for local florists to experiment with original ideas free from commercial demands.

Each florist created a self-funded work of scale in their own style, creating a symphony of colours, textures and design in the shared space. Many of the florists chose to work primarily with local product, and to exclude floral foam and other plastics in their work.

The first event of its kind in Melbourne, the immersive exhibition took place over a weekend in April 2018 at the Collingwood Arts Precinct and was open for members of the public to enjoy.

‘Credit to both Melanie Stapleton & Katie Marx in organising this event in such a short period of time & for bringing together the floral community. Bravo!’ – Cherrie Miriklis-Pavlou

Commendations

Finalists

Hattie Molloy Soil

Soil is installed in the floral artist’s shopfront to create an evolving sculptural form that is also a living, growing organism.

‘LOVE this & the intention to gauge the surounding community. Soil is where everything starts & ends. I particularly like the patterns left on the wall & clover sprouting.’ – Joost Bakker

Pomp & Splendour, Way Of Flowers

Modern sculptural arrangements created to complement the Obus Autumn 2018 collection, inspired by Ikebana.

‘Great result, & brilliant complementary texture & colour in this work’ – Joost Bakker