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Playful Trends in Floral Design Form
Designers know there are several commonly used flower arrangement forms: circular, triangular, curve... But shapes that feel more modern and natural -- open, arched and linear design forms -- are having a moment right now.
Let your creativity bloom with arrangements that defy expectations and capture the true essence of floral artistry. Think cascading wonders, asymmetrical masterpieces, and whimsical negative space – it's a celebration of form and a guaranteed way to add a touch of beauty to any space. So, with a little help from expert tools, get ready to explore the endless possibilities of design shapes that appeal to today’s consumers.
Floral Design Trend: Negative Space in Arrangements
Open designs have a lot more room between the blooms, adding negative space to arrangements. The space between and around the blooms are the key. By leaving empty spaces it adds interest and moves they eye throughout.
How To Get Negative Space and Airy Form: Floral Frogs
Floral frogs were first used in ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, which emphasizes the careful placement of a few perfect blooms. Today, designer’s use floral frogs in a vase or bowl, inserting flower stems into the holes or onto the pins. This helps you arrange your flowers exactly how you want them. Floral frogs are also compact for easy storage and transport, and reusable for a sustainable element.
Floral Design Trend: Embracing Verticality
Linear designs take consumers’ love of texture and arranges it in a more structured, streamlined way. Foliage and flowers are arranged in clean lines and geometric shapes. Tall and slender centerpieces and installations are part of a modern, minimalist look for contemporary spaces or those seeking a touch of elegance.
How To Get Verticality: Narrow Containers and Faux Garlands
Containers with a narrow choke provide a framework for floral arrangements that emphasize verticality. These containers allow stems to reach upwards, creating a sense of elegance and sophistication. Tall, slender containers are particularly well-suited for arrangements featuring branches and gladiolus.
In larger event spaces, garlands create the illusion of greenery scaling the walls or cascading down. Height is currently trending, so maximalist and natural styles both require extensive foliage. When designing on a large scale, silk garlands are advantageous due to their lighter weight.
Floral Design Trend: Organic Flow
Moving away from stiff structures to embrace a looser, wilder aesthetic creates the illusion of effortless beauty. Incorporating tall and short flowers, along with cascading greenery arrangements, requires finesse to achieve these organic styles.
How to Get Organic Flow: Wide-Mouth Containers and Textural Elements
The container becomes a springboard for a playful exploration of nature, and it allows floral designers to break free from traditional design forms. Containers with a wider mouth, such as compotes and bowls, offer a canvas for arrangements that showcase organic shapes and draping lines. These containers accommodate a greater volume of floral material, allowing designers to create arrangements that cascade and spill over the edges for a sense of movement and abundance. Artificial greenery and an array of textural elements allow designers to manipulate the shape and flow.
Floral Design Trend: Beyond Boutonnieres
Pinned placement on the lapel is being outpaced by pocket squares. Offering more versatility, pocket square florals offer a more personalized touch. With modern men’s fashion becoming more daring, consumers are looking for a new way to use flowers.
How to Go Beyond Boutonnieres: Pocket squares, Pockettes, and Lapel It
Created specifically for floral designers, these premade bases for floral designs enable the execution of new forms. Sized to fit most suit jackets, the sturdy form accommodates hot and cold glue, artificial and fresh flowers, allowing designers to experiment with floral arrangements. For those looking to truly innovate, the Lapel It provides a base with magnetic attachment, making it ideal for creating bold suit statements.
Design Trend: Bold Floral Fashion
Trendsetting clients might push the boundaries by incorporating floral elements like body flowers in larger forms or nontraditional placement. The very bold fashion statement means designers need tools to accessorize clients without worry.
How to Get Floral Fashion Pieces: Design Rings and Arm Cuffs
Rigid metal arm bands are strong enough for flowers to be wired or glued, and malleable enough to hug the arm of the fashionista. Likewise, design rings provide a base to add floral forms where it may be unexpected!
Floral Design Trend: Statement Vessels
A departure from uniform centerpieces, embrace personalization within a cohesive theme. This creates a dynamic tablescape that avoids the monotony of identical centerpieces. Guests will appreciate the curated selection, fostering a sense of engagement and visual interest throughout the event.
How to Get Statement Vessels: Order a collection of unique containers, each a work of art.
While using diverse containers can create a seemingly effortless aesthetic, achieving visual harmony requires careful consideration. Pioneer offers containers in a variety of sizes and textures designed to complement each other in composite designs. Additionally, using containers with familiar proportions in floral design is important.
Consumers are increasingly drawn to these updated floral forms, which move beyond the traditional and embrace a sense of individuality and artistry. Whether you're drawn to the drama of vertical installations, the sophisticated touch of linear designs, or the intrigue of body flowers, embracing the world of trending floral forms allows designers to attract new customers and captivate current ones. With a little creativity and the right supplies, you can embrace these trends.
A collaboration between writer Laura Vitale and Sarah Botchick of Pioneer.
