The Art of Arranging Silk Flowers

by Mimi Luebbermann and Emilio Robba

Emilio Robba's silk flower collections are legendary. The designer's designer, Robba has fashioned beautiful arrangements for everyone from Vogue to Pierre Cardin. In The Art of Arranging Silk Flowers, surely the loveliest fabric flower arrangement book ever to be published, Robba shares his inspired design sense which always takes its cues from nature -- its harmonious color combinations, the subtleties of the blooming process, its imperfections,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688148409
• ISBN13: 9780688148409
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Good tips arranging flowers

Pretty book. I wish there were more tips on the actual arranging of flowers. I did not personally care for any of the arrangements that were in the book, though. Good book if the price is right. Nice photographs.

The must have book to achieve realism with silks

This is without a doubt the best book I've found on silk florals. True, it doesn't give you step by step instructions on which flowers to put together, but there are many books on the market that do that. Instead, this book will show you something none of the others will- how to take your arrangement from ordinary and artificial looking to something that appears alive and dynamic. The photos are beautiful and offer the reader a lot of ideas on manipulating the stems and blossoms to achieve a more life like effect. I refer to this book more than any other when working on an arrangement and highly recommend it.

Are you serious about silk flower arranging?

I have many books on silk flower arranging and this is the most exquisite I've ever seen. Robba can manipulate the flowers to appear absolutely real. His arrangements are elegant, and the text is inspiring. If you already know the basics, this book will spark your creativity. It takes arranging silks to the ultimate artistic level. I enjoy it and recommend it.

New, fascinating, definitely the best work on silk flowers

New, fascinating, definitely the best work on silk flowers ever. I felt both like a painter and sculptor reading (watching) this book. At last flower arrangements that will look natural and last. Wonderful flowers, always, everywhere, YES, IT IS POSSIBLE.