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

Olivier Giugni

L'Olivier, the sleek floral design atelier on Manhattan's West 14th Street is a long way from Brignoles, the Provencal village between St Tropez and Aix en Provence where Olivier Giugni grew up. Yet the warmth, whimsy, style and bursts of color this floral artist brought from his native Southern France are unmistakable. His mantra: life is color and color is life. And Olivier has been adding sumptuous color and life to New York City, his adopted home, since 1986.

Describing his signature style Olivier explains, "My work has movement and depth. It is never flat." He pioneered the leaf wrapped vase, an innovation that adds a striking sense of architecture. His floral arrangements swathed in supple and silky leaves of South African philodendron have become a trademark, along with splashes of green, often in unexpected branches of rosemary, mint or bay leaf. Considered one of the city's most prestigious floral artists, Olivier's first name alone now suffices to refer to this talented Frenchman. A-list New Yorkers from the worlds of fashion, finance and fine arts call upon his dramatic, one-of-a-kind arrangements to transform home and work place. From the renowned restaurants of Chef Daniel Boulud, to the public spaces of the legendary Carlyle Hotel or the model apartments of the city's top real estate developers, New York is all the lovelier for Olivier's weekly additions.