The Studio
Studio Mondine is a floral design studio based in San Francisco, California. We are a team of designers, producers, and educators united by an insatiable curiosity of the natural world. As a design studio with a diversity of experiences in hospitality, fine art, production, and fabrication, we endeavor to surprise, delight, and invite you into the splendor of the natural world.
—Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy
Our visual language is deferential to the abundance that surrounds, and the changing of the seasons — made possible with support from the resilient network of growers, foragers, suppliers, and craftspeople we call friends. Astute students of flowers will notice the influences of Constance Spry and Sofu Teshigahara in our work– Spry for her effusive use of overlooked materials, and Teshigahara for his reinvention of form, time and time again. Both held that flowers should be for everyone– a belief we maintain as well.
The mondine were women who cultivated rice in Northern Italy in the late nineteenth century. Mothers and daughters would leave their homes in the summer months to perform the back-breaking work of picking weeds in the transformation of these rice fields. They were known for their fierce determination, their triumphant spirit, and their song. We sought inspiration from these strong women in defining our studio’s ethos.
—Learning Series
Learning Series
Learning Series
We’ve partnered with the education experts at If I Made on a digital course called THE ART AND BUSINESS OF FLOWERS. The course is the distillation of our design philosophies, principles, and processes as well as our business considerations and practices with an acute focus on floral and event production. Designed for both the beginner and the seasoned florist, the course features 15 step-by-step tutorials, 18 detailed companion guides, 150+ pages of Real Wedding Case Studies, 8 templates, calculators, and contracts, our complete sourcing guide for flowers and vessels, and a detailed video guide with our approach to destination event and floral production.
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Ikebana Unbound
Ikebana Unbound
At its heart, the Japanese art of ikebana is about celebrating an intimate connection with nature. To practice ikebana is to find inspiration in the seasons, favor unassuming blooms and branches, seek balance and simplicity, and remain fully present in the moment. It’s with tremendous pride that we share our first book, Ikebana Unbound, which features 32 projects in the freestyle or Jiyuka form—the most flexible ikebana style, readily adaptable to modern spaces and contexts. Published September 2020 by Artisan Books.
“A modern take on a centuries-old art that’s breathtakingly simple.”
— Booklist
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In Full Flower
In Full Flower
In Full Flower is the work of photographers Gemma and Andrew Ingalls, The Ingalls . This book is a compilation of a new wave in contemporary floral design, featuring artists who combine traditional techniques with an organic, free-form, “back-to-nature” style. The opposite of buttoned-up and manicured arrangements, this survey includes over twenty of the most celebrated and influential artists across the United States who are rewriting the rules of floral design. Published by Rizzoli.
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Further Reading
Further Reading
Our work has been featured in esteemed publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times, Over The Moon, Architectural Digest, T: The NY Times Style Magazine, Martha Stewart, and C: California Style and Culture.
