Forever Flowers: Dry, Preserve, Display

A top designer in dried floral welcomes you into her studio to learn the craft of drying, preserving and displaying your botanicals.

Today in floral design, dried flowers give their fresh cousins a strong run for their long-held position as the classic material. Antonia De Vere, a top designer in dried floral creations, here welcomes you into her studio to understand the potential you'll be able to enjoy when working with dried flowers. She shares how and why dried floral has become her career and her source of creative energy. In photos and text, De Vere shows you dozens of exciting ideas through her creations, which range from 10-foot-high restaurant installations to delicately shaped ikebana-inspired pieces to small sparks of pop art in bud vases.