The space between
What is absent carries a composition as much as what is present. I work with distance, direction and calm — not with abundance at any price.
Gestures of attention — quiet, and utterly alive
An exploration of memory and the senses
The scent of lilac is a memory most people associate with the approach of summer — a brief, vivid moment in the year. Its presence, its transformation, the nuances of its colour have always fascinated me.
Bergamot captivates me just as much: a citrus fruit of clear form, striking scent and limited season, which rose from a small stretch of Calabrian coast to worldwide renown.
Two plants that unite opposites — never in full bloom and full fruit at once — and for that reason they give my studio its name.
Space and light shaped my work in the performing arts long before this, always accompanied by a fascination for the language of natural form and its variety. Form, colour, rhythm and the space between stay with me to this day.
Lilac & Bergamot brings together floral design and a designer’s perspective drawn from the arts. I find inspiration in Japanese floral art, among other things — in the focused attention to the clarity of the line, the flourish and curve of living material. Or in the opulence of a finely arranged bouquet that only begins to shine through its own transience.
I like to work in tune with the seasons — intuitively, pared back, with whatever is in season — and I use regional and seasonal plants wherever possible as the basis of my work. I choose materials and forms with care, out of the moment. What emerges is an aesthetic whose particularities, forms, textures and colours define the expression of the composition.
There are two of us behind Lilac & Bergamot: I take care of the floral design, while Justyna — a designer with an eye for the whole — looks after concepts, social media and visual design. And sometimes Cashew, our poodle, is there too.
Fleeting, alive, real.
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Transience
Flowers fade. That is exactly what makes them precious. An arrangement is not an object but a state — for this room, this week, this occasion.
Out of the moment
Decisions are made in front of the material, not at a desk. What is in season, what the space calls for, what the bloom allows — from this the form emerges.
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