I LOVE this book- it's such a perfect resource for artists. I use it for color palette reference, photo-real research on flowers, plus the book is great for turning sideways and using as a reference for abstract composition (the flower stalks turn into beautiful lines for an abstract landscape). The photos are gorgeous, clear, perfectly lit, and the colors are true to life- there is no "tweaking" of saturation which is good when you are really trying to gauge the true-life color of a flower and so many resources and photo collections of flowers are really saturated.
My only issue is that the book is TINY (5x7" a little bigger than a photograph/postcard)- I though it would be quite a bit bigger, but it's kind of like this little manual. It makes the book easier to carry and store and flip through, but I love looking at details of the flowers and really seeing the colors right where the stem meets the petals (there are some gorgeous colors happening in the tiniest details of plants...) and those details are hard to see at such a small size. I'd love a larger version of this book- even though it would be cumbersome and take up a lot of shelf and easel real-estate, it would be worth it for larger images of these beautiful flowers.
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Michael and Darroch Putnam founded their floristry studio in 2014 and have quickly become New York City's go-to florists for fashion shows, weddings, installations, parties, and editorial shoots.
Their work has been featured in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Martha Stewart Living, Town & Country, W Magazine and Elle Décor. They have collaborated with Bergdorf Goodman, Dior, Cartier, The Wall Street Journal, Adam Lippes, Jason Wu, and Brandon Maxwell.
The first book by the New York fashion world's cult floral designers
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Astilbe (Astilbe), ‘Elizabeth Bloom’, Texture, Year-round. Picture credit: Putman & Putnam |
Anthurium (Anthurium), ‘Previa’, Face, Year-round. Picture credit: Putman & Putnam |
Dahlia (Dahlia), ‘Red and White Fubuki’, Face, Summer / Fall. Picture credit: Putman & Putnam |
Includes an appendix featuring perforated pages, with tips on flower care, suggestions of color and seasonal pairings, and a list of seasonal color schemes
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C.M. & T.M.
a must-have resource for artists and designers
22 April 2019 -
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Alysa Tarantino
If you're smart, put this in your cart.
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Amanda Wiley
Beautiful Book, However Small & Needs Better Binding
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Karen Gomez
Gorgeous book every flower lover should own!
9 October 2018 -
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Gorgeous book every flower lover should own!
Reviewed in the United States on 9 October 2018
I'm absolutely in love with the Flower Color Guide. I pre-ordered it and was literally counting down the days until it arrived. It's really informative and simply beautiful. It's my favorite coffee table book! Thinking of getting one for every flower lover I know.
Reviewed in the United States on 9 October 2018
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Maru
I Don’t recommend this book
2 February 2021 -
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I Don’t recommend this book
Reviewed in the United States on 2 February 2021
I ordered this book hoping I could use it as a reference to draw and paint flowers instead of having to look for such flowers on the internet. Based on the book’s description and customer reviews I honestly thought I was going to love it, unfortunately once I saw the content I was very disappointed. A lot of the pictures are very small making it impossible to see the shape of the flower, and absolutely no detail. Another issue is the lack of flower variety. Yes, there are lots of flowers but they are the same flower just in different colors, and there are no pictures of common tropical flowers whatsoever, for example Bird of Paradise or Passion flowers.Reviewed in the United States on 2 February 2021
The book also comes with a few perforated sheets of the same pictures in the book but super small. They serve no purpose. I’ve attached pictures.
I purchased this book a couple of months ago for $17.99 and thought it was expensive considering it’s a small simple book, but now the book is selling for $35! Crazy! Knowing what I now know about this book, I wouldn’t pay mor than $8 for it.
I’ve asked myself if I would recommend this book, and my honest response is that in good faith, I wouldn’t. I think you can get more and better information on-line if you own a computer or smart phone with internet access. I have found a plethora of flower pictures on Pinterest.
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