Twig & Bloom's Favourite Books
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The Little Flower Recipe Book: The best things come in small packages! Beloved florist Jill Rizzo (coauthor of the bestselling Flower Recipe Book) is back, and this time she has turned her attention to charming miniature arrangements. Projects are organized seasonally, and range from a thimble-sized vase of pansies to a tiny teacup holding a bundle of zinnias to a bud vase with a single Japanese anemone. All told, the book contains over 100 easy-to-follow recipes: ingredients lists specify the type and quantity of blooms needed; clear instructions detail each step; and hundreds of photos show how to place every stem.
The featured flowers include varieties widely available at florists or farmers’ markets as well as tiny treasures found sprouting from sidewalks and walls, clipped from the landscape or garden, or pruned from common houseplants. The book also includes ideas for unexpected vessels (dollhouse suppliers are a great source for miniature vases!), a flower care primer, and all the design techniques readers need to know.A Life Less Ordinary: An intimate glimpse of the artistry of two women whose beautiful, evocative, and carefully curated interiors are crafted from what they find around them.
Zoe Ellison and Alex Legendre have created a beautiful shopping and interiors experience with their unique store i gigi―a haven of beautiful gifts and unique pieces for your home. The muted, earthy color palette is chic and modern and yet utterly timeless, allowing their pieces to fit seamlessly into any home. In this, their first book, they share their secrets and open their hearts as they describe the journey they have taken, what makes them tick, and their philosophy, friendship, inspirations, ideas, and interiors. i gigi is a destination store, selling the idea of a beautiful yet practical and achievable lifestyle. Their interiors feature reclaimed and revamped pieces and rooms that have been created on a shoestring. With stunning photography throughout, this is a truly fascinating look into their world.
The Flower Recipe Book: Flower arranging has never been simpler or more enticing. The women behind Studio Choo, the hottest floral design studio in the country, have created a flower-arranging bible for today's aesthetic. Filled with an array of stunning, easy-to-find flowers, it features 400 photos, more than 40 step-by-step instructions, and useful tips throughout.
The arrangements run the gamut of styles and techniques: some are wild and some are structured; some are time-intensive and some are astonishingly simple. Each one is paired with a "flower recipe"; ingredients lists specify the type and quantity of blooms needed; clear instructions detail each step; and hundreds of photos show how to place every stem. Readers will learn how to work with a single variety of flower to great effect, and to create vases overflowing with layered blooms. To top it off, the book is packed with ideas for unexpected vessels, seasonal buying guides, a source directory, a flower care primer, and all the design techniques readers need to know.
Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo are the founders of Studio Choo, a San Francisco-based floral design studio that serves up fresh, wild, and sophisticated flower arrangements for any occasion.
Details Make A Home: In hundreds of ravishingly beautiful, inspiring pictures, he encourages the reader to see the world through his own eyes, revealing the possibilities in even the humblest of items and putting together pieces to create striking, painterly, and evocative rooms and displays. Chapter by chapter, Hans focuses on and discusses the key ingredients of his distinctive look: Nature, Texture, Color, Textiles, Collecting, and Display. He explains the creative process, offers up his own treasures, and puts inspiring ideas for beautiful interiors within every reader’s reach.Styling Beyond Instagram
The Stuff of Life: In the first chapter, How to Arrange your Stuff, Hilary identifies and illustrates four different approaches to arrangements―intuitive, narrative, practical, and curatorial―and shows how each one can be achieved. She also considers the variety of display locations available within the home―walls, mantelpieces, windowsills, chests of drawers, tabletops―and suggests how to make the most of them. Next, in Stories Told by Real Homes, Hilary shares insider knowledge drawn from the experience of creating interiors that fall into five different styles―Neatnik, Bohemian, Naturalist, Sculpture Vulture, and Noble Salvage. Some people are magpies―they love stuff; finding, collecting, and displaying it―while their opposite, the minimalists, are on a mission to contain or tame it. The ideas in this book will appeal to magpies, minimalists, and everyone in between.
Styling Beyond Instagram: Imagine spending your days telling visual stories, dreaming up ideas for photo shoot, scouring boutiques, flea markets, and antique shops for the perfect prop, working with beautiful objects, and collaborating with photographers, art directors, and other creative minds. Prop styling encompasses all of these!
Professional stylist, Robin Zachary, explains how to choose which type of prop styling is best for your goals: tabletop, food, crafts, events, soft goods, interiors, and more.
Learn:
How to create client questionnaires and win jobs
Best processes for estimating your costs and pricing your services
How to choose props, surfaces, and backdrops
How to arrange objects to tell a story or sell a product
The logistics of photo shoots
How to craft an environment to exhibit a specific theme and cohesive style
How to advocate for yourself in negotiating with clients
How to photograph and film
Networking tips and how to promote yourself and your business
The styling resources section provide key tools: checklists, schedule plans, helpful forms, and more to help you work like a pro. Plus, tips and suggestions from a range of successful professional and emerging stylists.
This comprehensive, zingy guide to the business of prop styling helps newcomers skip over some first-timer failures and approach styling work professionally.
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