As the in-house floral designer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Remco van Vliet creates five huge arrangements for the museum’s Great Hall each week. Via the WSJ, he talks about his inspiration and his favorite flowers:
“In Holland, flower arranging is as much a science as an art. Master florists study for seven years, learning flowers’ names in four languages, including Latin. Mr. van Vliet’s father, who had a shop that often worked for the Dutch royal family, taught such courses and trained his sons. Rem, as friends call him, came to New York in 1994 and found work at a wholesaler, but his floral pedigree eventually led Chris Giftos, the longtime floral arranger at the Met, to look him up when he needed a replacement. Mr. van Vliet apprenticed to Mr. Giftos for seven years, succeeding him in 2003.” – read more at WSJ
