Edito Floris

About

Since the opening of their bookstore in 2004, Edito Floris of Maplewood, New Jersey has made many floral friends.

Isabel Gilbert Palmer & Sophie Westacott Basile work together to bring an informative and utterly inspiring choice of Books and Magazines to the Floral World of North America.

With an ongoing and particular passion for Belgian Design per se ,they began with Belgian Floral designers( check their coding for books and magazines. found in flanders refers to those published in belgium) but of late have opened their collection to include Japanese Design. and a handful of other International titles . They strongly believe they have captured the essence of the best and better design, by concentrating on design from both corners of the West and East in their collection.

In the meantime Isabel and Sophie are currently reorganising ..yes again ...we want to be as lean and as sleek as possible and NOT another of those floral design website that are choked with titles and contents that are not even that good !(our opinion...) or more of the same and are often just vanity publications stumped up by those with deep pockets and penchant for floral fame. We want to be known for our carefully considered up to the minute collection of Design and Reference books we really admire. We like to suggest and stand by our choice of books or magazines we feel you cant be without. We dont want to be any book publishers representatives which many sites are. Go check your self and get back to us about originality of choice and truthful reviews . Some reviews we read we cant believe we are looking.at the same book.Ask us advice on any books you find interesting or are curious about. Our new style is to come up with a Top ten list which will be seriously reviewed .we hope to do this over a period of 4 times a year and will include a High Five found in Flanders list..as if you have been with us from the start will know thats where our selections were derived from over the last ten years.in the world of Flemish Design.

So you may see less titles on our site but what you will see are the best books we believe are worthwhile and we will tell you why. An absence of books on our shelves (that you might discover elsewhere,) will speak for themselves.

any questions.


sophie@editofloris.com

Edito Floris now has a representative in New Zealand, Australia and Southern Asia, contact DAVINA at Vida Flores direct on info@vidaflores.co.nz for guidance and helpful suggestions . Davina is also our South Pacific representative of Green Academy so keep up with the latest International Seminars in Belgium. Flower Trails and with workshopping possibilities in Belgium arranged for 2009 Talk with her, phone ( 0064 for New Zealand ) 9 523 54 54 ..Take a peek at her Flower Shop site www.vidaflores.co.nz while you are at it.>hje a

Edito Floris is a member of the AIFD Partners Programme .In July 2006 both Isabel and Sophie were instrumental in bringing outstanding Belgian florist, Moniek Vanden Berghe wellknown for her book and philopsophy on wedding work “Flowers in Love” to the AIFD Symposium in Washington DC to demonstrate.

In 2007, Belgian, Geert Pattyn Master Florist , presented at AIFD Palm Springs Symposium and in 2008 they brought fellow Belgian Florist Ivan Poelman, a leading Editorial Designer in Fleur Creatif magazine, to Chicago.