How would you define your style?
Before floristry, I used to practice sculpture and painting. So now everything I create, from bridal bouquets to event decorations and huge installations, is influenced by fine arts. I like to play with different forms, colours and texture, to use traditional materials in new ways and integrate unusual ones, like matches or toothpicks, in my designs.
What’s the most original thing you’ve ever created?
A few years ago, I dedicated a series of bouquets to the Phoenix, the mythological bird. One of them was made with burgundy, red, orange and yellow flowers – gerberas, ranunculus and others, all the colours of fire – and had a real flame burning at its centre.
©Gábor Nagy
Do you use both fresh and dried flowers?
Yes, I do. I prefer fresh ones but they are bound to die soon, so sometimes I choose dried flowers to make the compositions last longer. My absolute favourite are simple dandelions, which are very special to me. Every spring I collect hundreds of them from the fields, spray them with glue and use them all year long. They are my lucky charm.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
I put a lot of myself into my art, so much that when I look at it I can see the map of my life. Inspiration comes virtually from anything from nature to art, music, dance, fashion and architecture. That’s why I plan to open a flower shop in Budapest that will be a kind of art gallery where I’ll host other artists as well.