Reading List
From left: Illustration by Giulia Garbin, photo by Chris Benzakein, photo By Amanda Dumouchelle
In On Flowers: Lessons from an Accidental Florist (Artisan, 2019), New York florist Amy Merrick shares in essence a love letter to flowers, from hardworking tips to more romantic notions. Floral farmer and designer Erin Benzakein’s second book, Floret Farm’s A Year in Flowers (Chronicle Books, 2020), is chock-full of inspirational arrangements organized by season. In The Art of Wearable Flowers (Chronicle Books, 2020), florist Susan McLeary teaches the secrets of her craft—fashionable rings, headpieces, necklaces, and more—with step-by-step instructions.
A Rosy Pairing: Chantecaille & John Derian
Chantecaille is introducing a Mother’s Day set that includes their coveted Pure Rosewater and Rose de Mai Face Oil, plus a lipstick in a limited edition shade, all presented in John Derian–designed packaging. Derian, a celebrated decoupage artist, has beautifully captured the essence of the flower, harvested only in May in Provence. $348 for the set, chantecaille.com
Flowers Underfoot at The Breakers hotel
Photo courtesy of The Breakers Palm Beach
In Palm Beach, the already glorious 200-foot-long lobby of The Breakers hotel is now even more so with a new floral carpet inspired by the vivid paintings of French Symbolist Odilon Redon. The intricate creation, woven in one piece by 35 weavers using 70 colors, brings to mind a garden bursting with blooms of lilies, amaranths, irises, and other flowers native to South Florida. As The Breakers designer Adam D. Tihany observes, “the captivating new carpet transforms the space into a beautiful, charming garden—an eternal spring in peak bloom.” thebreakers.com
Colorful fabrics from Kendall Wilkinson
Photo courtesy of Fabricut
Jardiniére—one of three color-themed groupings of fabrics, trims, and tapes in Interior Designer Kendall Wilkinson’s second fabric collection for Fabricut (fabricut.com)—calls to mind a garden of wildflowers with a rich mix of berry hues and dark greens. See the full story.
