This bridal bouquet has been designed in a purple and pink palette. Midnight calla lilies are absolute protagonists with their deep hue, softened by the contrast with pink and white flowers.

The orchids and clematis are arranged in “wafuka” style, Akiko Usami’s version of traditional ikebana. While the Japanese would use a single flower, here there are many, beautifully harmonised in a low vase.

This harmonious arrangement of white orchids in “wafuka” style, is half way between Japanese ikebana and Western flower design. The flowers are framed by long, flexible stems made into a circle.

A simple, harmonious bridal bouquet with calla lilies and other fresh flowers, in a soft palette dominated by white.

This ikebana arrangement of Japanese quince is simple and minimal, with few flowers and branches balanced on a wooden base. Compared to others Usami’s works “wafuka-style” – the style she invented to mix eastern tradition and western taste – this one is closer to a traditional Japanese ikebana.