Fresh Talent: Supernatural Floral Design

PHOTOS Alix-Rose Cowie STYLING Kate Desmarais MODEL Lala Quail MAKE UP Kirsten Rossiter LOCATION The Legacy Collective WORDS Chantél Hans

Natural, wild and a little bit extraordinary is how young florists Emma Frost and Jessica Ellis – the next in our Fresh Talent profiles for Youth Month – describe their approach to floral design. Although urban, edgy and exquisite aren’t too far off either.

The two started Supernatural Floral Design last year and with hard work, determination and copious amounts of passion, have built up a reputation that has them creating beautiful arrangements for anything from weddings to fashion shoots.

Maybe most surprising is that neither has any formal florist training. Emma, an art historian and qualified primary school teacher, says her passion stemmed from restoring her cottage garden; while Jessica, a fine arts graduate and self-confessed aesthete, claims that hers came about quite by chance. Both, however, agree that the only way to really train as a florist is experience – and between them they have had their fair share, Emma having experimented at well-known Flowers in the Foyer in Stellenbosch and Jessica at Ecozest in Knysna.

Constantly keeping a pulse on floral art trends and collaborating with other young creatives to keep their products fresh and contemporary, this is a design pair we’ll be keeping a close eye on.

supernaturalfloraldesign.co.za

Celebrate Youth Month with us and browse more of our Fresh Talent profiles here.