Ikebana Wedding Reception Centerpieces by Grandiflora

Idea Submitted by:
Karen Hsu

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Founded by designer Karen Hsu, Grandiflora LLC creates floral and botanical works of art and display that fuse timeless design with modern sensibility.

She draws her inspiration from her training in ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of floral arrangement that emphasizes sculptural composition in design... Read More

Karen has also submitted the following ideas:

		• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ikebana Wedding Centerpieces & Table Decorations Couture floral designer Karen Hsu of Grandiflora, professionally trained in the art of ikebana, says the philosophy of her company, Grandiflora, is a signature style that combines timeless design with a modern sensibility. Which makes sense even though the clean, modern, lines of ikebana floral arrangements stand in sharp contrast to the fact that the traditional art of Japanese floral arranging is more then 600 hundred years old. It's kind of an oxymoron: Timeless and modern at the same time. Ikebana is timeless but in a classic way. It isn't a "retro" style that fell out of fashion then had a resurgence in popularity. Ikebana has been a steadfast, world renowned, Japanese art form as ubiquitous as the origami crane.
Though she also offers traditional European style bouquets and centerpieces comprised of a cluster of flowers in a vase or container, with Ikebana Karen is able to offer something special to her avant-garde brides and grooms who want a sculptural aesthetic that isn't overstated. Ikebana creates an elegant, quiet, and dramatic effect that wholly subscribes to the theory that less, is sometimes more.

Ikebana Centerpiece

Due to the random nature of the plants and branches often used in ikebana, many arrangements are truly one-of-a-kind as the twists, arc or spiral effect can be, and often is, unique to one branch alone.

Idea submitted by: Karen Hsu of Grandiflora
Photos by Karen Hsu

Stephanie • 2009-04-27 17:11:44
How much would one of these cost?

karen • 2009-04-27 17:22:17
Depending on each couple's floral preferences and seasonal availabilities, our centerpieces starts at $65.

pauline bland • 2010-05-19 20:00:58
i am just learning ikebana i think it is lovely, i do ordinary flower arranging and we have been asking about ikebana for a long time now and our teacher is now showing it to us

pauline bland • 2010-05-19 20:06:44
could you tell me which would be a good ikebana book to buy?amnd what would it cost thankyou.

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