Flower School of New York - NYC Floral Design and Flower Arrangement Classes

Gotham Hall

Bideawee, one of the most well recognized animal rights organizations in the country, has graciously partnered up FSNY for their upcoming gala event on Monday, June 11th at the beautiful Gotham Hall. Bideawee has invited FSNY to use the event as a learning opportunity where our students will design and execute the table decor and flower arrangements for the entire event.

Under the guidance of event designer David M Handy, students who register for June’s “Consultation to Execution” event design series will be able to participate in this one of a kind class, and will gain first-hand experience producing and designing a real event. This will be unlike anything offered at FlowerSchool before, and we are especially grateful to Bideawee for providing this unique opportunity for our students.

Upon completion, students will receive high-resolution images of their designs for their personal portfolios. To register for this series CLICK HERE.

David M. Handy design at the 2012 NYBG Orchid Dinner

Last Wednesday, FSNY had the fortunate opportunity to attend Matthew Robbins‘ book release party at the beautiful and eclectic 632 Hudson townhouse. And what an event it was! Every corner of the house was designed to perfection, and Matthew’s book was wonderfully interspersed throughout the space, looking as if it always belonged. To top it off, each room hosted a unique and delicious treat – a highlight being cookies from One Girl Cookies in Brooklyn.

Listening to Emily Thompson speak about her work and her unique floral philosophy, we can see that it is clear a new design perspective is making waves here in New York. Designing is no longer is just about putting stems in a vase anymore, but rather a contemplative, sincere and purposefully approach which is as much about the people you are creating for as the space in which the arrangement will go.

As Emily mentioned during her lesson, “We do not live in a vacuum, and neither should your arrangements.” We are all inspired by the world around us, ushering our designs in a particular direction.  Emily encourages this type of exploration before even touching a flower. To foster this idea, Emily showed the class images of famous residences, buildings, movie stars and famous locations that she is inspired by and evokes in her design style. By studying these images and iconic spaces, it  leads to the question: “What do you design for these buildings?”  Emily pushes herself beyond normal constraints and boundaries in order to create her vision.

It is clear Emily has a solid foundation in art, design and culture, giving her work perspective.  Her next class will be on March 29th, from 5-7pm and, as usual, space is limited.  We look forward to seeing you again!

The flowering plant has only existed on earth for the last 100 million years.   As hard as it is for me to think of a world with no flowers, it’s true.

Varieties of flowering plans have come and gone over that time.  Recently, Russian scientists were able to bring back a plant that existed on this earth 32,000 years ago.

Any idea of what variety of cut flower we use today it looks most like?

We have to take a moment to revel in a recent event that Lewis Miller of LMD created at the beautiful Pierre Hotel in New York City. Creating a romantic and beautifully textured landscape, Lewis undoubtedly achieved perfection in this autumnal secret garden. Take advantage of the opportunity to work with this incredible designer in Lewis’ upcoming class “The Cosmopolitan Garden” on Thursday, February 16th at 5pm; register for the class HERE.

Read more about the Pierre Hotel event and view more images HERE.

On Monday night, FlowerSchool New York had the greatest pleasure hosting a book party event for Matthew Robbins’ new book, “Inspired Weddings.” Matthew had just finished an incredible ten city tour with his book, and we were so happy to have Matthew return to FlowerSchool as the capstone of his trip.

FlowerSchool was filled with the most beautiful Japanese blooms which were very generiously donated by Bloom Japan Network Co., BJN Asia Co., and the Naniwa Flower Auction Co.  With Matthew at the helm signing books and creating several incredible hand tied bouquets, this was a perfect evening for any flower lover.

We hope everyone who came had a great time and are enjoying the flowers and book!

If you are looking for another opportunity to see even more Japanese flowers, be sure to stop by the  Japan Bloom Fair at the Japan Society (located at 333 East 47th Street) today from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

Matthew with Yutaka Shirakawa of the Bloom Japan Network.