Modern Ikebana: A New Wave in Floral Design

"How can a floral artist not have a relationship to ikebana? Much as asymmetry is defined by symmetry; ikebana is always in the room when one works with flowers." - Emily Thompson

Since its origins in the sixth-century, ikebana has been as much a philosophy as an art, with its roots in Zen Buddism and a reverence for nature. Over hundreds of years it has developed a complex set of unwritten rules, that take a lifetime to master. But in recent years the distinctive look of ikebana - with it...