Displacement, Disruption, Distinction
An Exhibition of Work by Gregor Lersch
Innovative craftsmanship and a remarkable breadth of botanical knowledge come together throughout this collection.
In the designs shown here, Gregor thoughtfully interprets three overarching concepts: displaced focal areas, sustainability and personal style.
The results are not only visually exciting, but they also invite us to look more closely at our own design decisions.
A displacement between two containers, with the main area of interest built around a suspended screen
Anthurium, Dianthus, Zantedeschia, Rhipsalis, Brassica, Corokia, Sansevieria, Arecaceae
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
A displacement design with the main area of interest below the point of origin
Anthurium, Sansevieria, Tillandsia, Leucadendron, Xanthorrhoea Xerochrysum, Rhipsalis
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
Abundance with sustainable credentials – tall florals arranged into natural fibre foam, supported by a Bamboo grid
Rosa, Dianthus, Amaranthus caudatus, Hypericum, Leucadendron, Rhipsalis
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
Fresh and dried materials structured into a vase with natural and sustainable mechanics
Strelitzia, Leucospermum, Xanthorrhoea, Arecaceae, Philodendron, Rhipsalis, Cornus
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
A sustainable approach to design, with hydration for all fresh materials either coming from the vase or natural Bamboo tubes
Cymbidium, Anthurium, Zantedeschia, Cornus, Rhipsalis, Hypericum, Sticherus, Bambusa, Tillandsia
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
A tapered structure of Black Willow contains and controls an eclectic material mix in yellow-greens and neutrals
Cymbidium, Anthurium, Leucadendron, Salix, Rhipsalis, Melaleuca, Caustis flexuosa, Tillandsia, Cornus
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
A thick, aged Bamboo section is wedged onto the mouth of an amber vase and carries finer lines and delicate forms
Oncidium, Bambusa, Rhipsalis, Craspedia, Arecaceae, Fraxinus excelsior
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
A linear, minimalist design with placements supported in the containers by bundles of Bamboo
Anthurium clarinervium, Bambusa, Rhipsalis, Xylomelum, Dianthus barbatus, Dendrobium, Arecaceae
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
A dried Palm inflorescence attached to wire arms and two bottles, supports overlapping, floating flowers and foliage
Anthurium, Zantedeschia, Philodendron, Dendrobium, Xanthorrhoea, Podocarpus drouynianus, Leucadendron, Rhipsalis
Design - Gregor Lersch
Photography - Mark Pampling
Beloved by Floral Artists, Designers, Florists and Flower Arrangers for his warm, humorous and inclusive way of sharing knowledge, Gregor's teaching combines rigorous technical instruction with an emphasis on inspiring creativity.
Fluent in six languages, he has shaped successive generations of floral designers through his writing, workshops and demonstrations over more than three decades.
Through his published works, teaching and demonstrating, Gregor Lersch has continually extended the canon of Floral Design theory and its myriad applications in Floral Design, Floral Art and Flower Arranging.
His most well known text, Principles of Floral Design, is widely regarded as the standard reference for florists and designers.
Floral Craftsmanship
A systematic reference covering 60 floral design techniques across 150 arrangements, with step-by-step photos and construction sketches.
Sketchbook
Following on from Floral Craftsmanship, Sketchbook organises working sketches by function rather than form: space-defining pieces, floating pieces, hanging pieces, and introduced "communicative pieces" as a category - designs built specifically to open dialogue and prompt the viewer's own creative response.
Gives designers a functional classification system for what a piece is for, not just what it looks like.
Tensions (Spannungen)
Lersch's earliest published treatment of visual and emotional tension as something to be deliberately resolved through floristic technique, rather than left to instinct.
Form of Nature
In Form of Nature, Lersch extended design vocabulary beyond the vase:
Freestanding bound arrangements requiring no supporting container ("Standing Ovations"), plus systematic treatment of dried and preserved plant material as a serious design category rather than a seasonal fallback
The Relationship of Contrasts
Analyses the core contrast pairs that steer emotional response in a design (tension/rest, colour/non-colour, diversity/reduction), with examples showing how shifting the "dosage" between two extremes changes the result.
Gives designers a formalised working method for intentionally choosing, rather than stumbling into, the balance between harmony and contrast.
Gregor is a warm and generous teacher who brings theory to life and makes the complex accessible.
His expansive and inclusive teaching style is appreciated by students at every level of experience.