{"product_id":"ikebana-unbound","title":"Ikebana Unbound","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking a fresh approach to the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging, Ikebana Unbound embraces its natural, minimalist ethos and reimagining it for the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIkebana Unbound is organized around five central tenets of ikebana: unity with nature, movement and direction, balance and imbalance, rhythm and repetition, and simplicity. Every chapter includes an essay explaining the key tenet followed by a series of representative seasonal arrangements. For each one, Luu and Matsuba discuss the design’s connection to ikebana philosophy and then offer readers step-by-step instructions for re-creating the arrangement, with photos showing the mechanics of building the piece (foliage manipulation, working with floral frogs, etc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Simplicity chapter, two bittersweet vines and single stem of amaryllis make for a dramatic fall statement. In Unity with Nature, a springtime “pondscape” takes shape, brought to life with a collection of muscari blooms, butterfly ranunculus, and leggy alliums. And in the chapter on Movement and Direction, palm bark is bent to resemble a strong current of wind, blowing through a valley of coreopsis. With hundreds of beautiful photographs and the authors’ expert intel, Ikebana Unbound is at once a primer on contemporary ikebana design and an inspiration for readers to create their own exceptional arrangements. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47766322577595,"sku":"PRH-9781579659134","price":34.39,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/3070\/6514\/files\/PRH-9781579659134_01.jpg?v=1778634014","url":"https:\/\/milligram.com\/products\/ikebana-unbound","provider":"Milligram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}