Have you ever wondered which flowers are available in what shades, and when?
Or how to combine them effectively for an event? The Flower Color Guide is the
first reference book to organize flower types by color, with an emphasis on
seasonality and creative pairings ? and the results are stunning in their
sheer variety. Michael and Darroch Putnam have built a reputation for
romantic, dramatic floral arrangements and installations using color as their
guiding principle ? here, they share their secrets with readers worldwide.
The ultimate color-by-color flower reference guide - from New York's pre-eminent floral designers, Putnam and Putnam Planning a wedding, a dinner, a birthday party, a romantic evening, holiday entertaining, or just arranging flowers for the pleasure of having them, more often than not your creative process begins with thinking about the color of the flowers that you want. To help you find what you are looking for, Flower Color Guide is the first reference book to organize flower types by color, with an emphasis on seasonality and creative color schemes - and the results are stunning in their sheer variety. What Pantone is to color, Flower Color Guide is to flowers. Showcasing 400 flowers at their peak, with stunning photography taken by Putnam & Putnam in their Brooklyn studio, this guide includes an appendix featuring perforated pages, with tips on flower care, notes on how to prepare vessels and a list of suggested color schemes. A great gift to give, or to have for oneself, the book speaks to the most seasoned flower enthusiasts as well as those just beginning to explore the possibilities of arranging flowers. Michael and Darroch Putnam have built a reputation for romantic, dramatic floral arrangements and installations using color as their guiding principle - here, they share their knowledge with readers worldwide: "This is the book we wished we had when we started doing flowers."
Leading floral designers Putnam & Putnam are back - now with the ultimate flower-arrangement reference book The follow-up to Darroch and Michael Putnam's acclaimed bestselling debut, Flower Colour Theoryis the only guide that uses colour theory as inspiration for flower arrangements. The book features 175 arrangements that show myriad ways to combine flowers of different hues, all built around colour schemes including analogous, complementary, monochromatic, triadic, transitional, and accent colours. Flower Colour Theoryis both inspirational and a guide to creating lush, romantic, and effortlessly elegant creations of your own.
Darroch und Michael Putnam vergleichen das Arrangieren von Blumen mit Malerei. Blumen sind ihr Medium, und Farbe ist ihre Botschaft. Das Nachfolgerbuch des gefeiertem Bestsellerdebüt, Flower Color Guide, ist ein einzigartiger Leitfaden, der die Farbtheorie als Inspiration für Blumenarrangements verwendet. Das Buch enthält 175 Arrangements, die unzählige Möglichkeiten aufzeigen, um Blumen unterschiedlicher Farbtöne miteinander zu kombinieren. Die Designs orientieren sich an Farbschemata. Sie umfassen analoge, komplementäre, monochromatische und triadische Farben sowie Übergangsfarben und Farbakzente. . Jedes Arrangement ist mit einem Tipp versehen, der dem Leser die Gestaltung eigener Variationen erleichtern soll, sowie mit einem Farbstreifen, der die gesamte Palette der verwendeten Blumenfarben anzeigt. Herausnehmbare Farbmuster im Anhang dienen als Gedächtnisstütze beim Blumeneinkauf.
