The Sustainability of the Future

Floral artists Per Benjamin (SE) and Max van de Sluis (NL) have flourishing individual careers as designers and educators, but next to that they still team up and travel the world as Life2 - a name that has grown into a brand over the years and stands for excellence and quality.

In this fact and inspiration filled book Per and Max embrace the history of floral design and reuse or re-interpret historical ideas to make present-day floristry more sustainable and less wasteful. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle may sound a bit dated and trite, but it's is more important today than ever. The footprint of modern day floristry is considerable, however ideas from the past may be the solution to help create a greener future for the sector. Max and Per go back as far back as the Stone Age and Ancient Egypt to see how people created and maintained flower decorations without the modern day tools and devices, and how these ancient, simple but often clever and inventive ways can be adapted and reused to create contemporary 'greener' flower arrangements.