O u r t G u e s Timo BOLTE DESIGNER FLORAL Site web : www.timoolte.deb Facebook : www.facebook.com/Timoboltefloraldesign Email : Email : info@timobolte.de Even when I was just a kid, I was fascinatedI guess my concept of combining all styles, by plants. It started with plants in my ownarchitecture, social components, design trends and garden and helping out in my friend´sthe personality my work is what makes my nursery, and finally I ended up as an apprentice withsignature. For me the most important thing is Gregor Lersch. I worked together with Gregor Lerschrepetition of stylistics, designs and other for many years. But there´s a lot more I wanted to know about plants, every detail about them, and so Ielements. You will always find influences from the did my citizen´s service in the Botanical Gardens ofparticular location where I happen to be in my the University of Tübingen. And one thing led to designs. another....Living with plants got more and moreI am happy when guests realize atopic or theme intense and my understanding of plants grew everlinked to one of my designs. My goal is always to deeper. The urge to explore the unknown drove mefascinate people, create experiences and to to set off for the Far East. There, I had the good fortune to familiarise myself with Asian plantsurprise. I want to have plants portrayed in the traditions and Asian plant culture as Senior Designerright light, basically to place them on a pedestal. I with Hibiya Kadan Floral Design in Tokyo. After that,want to make it clear to people that culture is I became an active member of a leading evententirely linked to plants. Plants have always been organisation in Vienna. I was also the leading floristan active component of our lives, and still are. at the Ritz Carlton Vienna for four years. Nowadays IThey turn any event into a special moment. work for myself in London with projects all over the world like my events and regularly do classes in Asia.The most inspiring thing about working according My way of combining flowers with the human bodyto trends is research. Natural colours and clear and current fashion trends, can be seen on variousforms are all the go for fashion and interior design international fashion events, magazines and shows,in trend setting countries. The concentration on for example Shanghai, Beijing, Vienna and Moscowquality and workmanship comes from the Fashion Week to name some of them.realisation that many florists merely see themselves as decorators, instead of going out there, armed with simple scissors and knives. This is required in order to go back to the basics of the profession, with the required skills. 74 | nacreLA REVUE | n°67