The designer, the photographer and the floral artist
It’s interesting to see how life works in mysterious ways. I’ve mentioned this in the article “Changing job, changing life” and can only be grateful for diversifying my portfolio thanks to collaborations made with people met along the way.
How it all began: when a floral artist randomly meets a lamp designer
Playful scenography with items of everyday life hiding the faces
I met German, lamp designer behind Filament Estudio, pretty randomly at a bike shop. I was actually going there to put a basket to deliver flowers with my bike to cut a long story short. We talk a bit, I explain that I’m launching my online flower shop and German tells me that he designs lamps. We exchange Instagram accounts to support each other and I leave the shop.
How the idea became a project: Meeting in a café to elaborate the ideas and concept
Flower composition hanging from the ceiling with designer lamp
A few days later, I receive a message on Instagram from German (who’s Colombian, not German by the way). “Hey my girlfriend Marcelina is a photographer, let’s do a collaboration the 3 us, taking pictures of lamps and bouquets”. And just like that the idea started. The idea then became a plan when we met all 3 of us in a restaurant in Gràcia. The connection started straight away. The magic of life, again. We talk, brainstorm, come up with few creative ideas and a shoot date, 3 days later. The plan became reality.
How the project turned into reality: Having the photoshoot in a studio
The studio is located in El Raval, centric and creative area of Barcelona. I arrive there, loaded like a mule, flowers, tables, vases, random objects… The space is big and well exposed to light. You can feel the creative spirit as you step into the wooden floor room. The shoot was very spontaneous and we literally thought on our feet to come up with what we wanted. We just knew we wanted colors, colors and colors. Oh and focus on lamps and flowers of course. We used everything we had available.
Altar scenography with fresh flowers from the local market
German comes up with the amazing idea of suspending flowers and a frame from the ceiling. Oh boy. It took us over an hour to make the bouquet stay (more or less) still. And Marcelina now tells us that the camera has “long exposition” which means it takes 10 seconds for the picture to be taken from the moment you trigger the camera. And we know we need to shoot more than one picture before 4pm, when the light is not as good. We’re slightly stressed and hungry. Hangry they say. It’s 1pm, we haven't eaten and the flowers won’t stay still. Finally, after endless minutes, we manage to take decent pictures, we have lunch and can now take more pictures.
The pictures we took that day really show the positive energy, good vibes and spontaneous approach. The whole experience was amazing, we’ve learnt a lot and can’t wait to organise a new one!
The designer, the photographer and the floral artist
I’m always up for working with artists and creative brands. Creativity has no limits, so if you like the floral scenography we create and feel like there could be a good fit, feel free to contact us.
