Flower decorations
Garlands, wreaths, carpets, arrangements and the customs of decorating with flowers. 289 decorations so far, best known first.
Arrangements and bouquetsFlowers composed in a vase, a bowl or the hand: ikebana, bouquets, centrepieces.47Garlands and wreathsFlowers strung, woven or bound into a line or a ring.19Flowers that are wornIn the hair, round the neck, on the lapel and on the head.25Carpets and floor patternsPetals laid on the ground: pookalam, infiorata, flower carpets.20Parades, floats and big displaysFlower parades, floats, floral clocks, shows and installations.63Offerings and ritesFlowers given to gods, guests and the dead.51Flower craftsPressed, dried, preserved, distilled and made by hand.55Flowers in art and designPainted, woven, carved and printed flowers, and what they stand for.78Garden stylesWays of laying out a garden, from the charbagh to the cottage border.48Customs, festivals and the tradeFlower festivals, the language of flowers, markets and the flower trade.208
Decoration
Pietra dura
Images and patterns inlaid from polished coloured stones, often on marble
🇮🇳 India · Art or design
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DelftwareDelfts blauw
Dutch tin-glazed pottery known for blue and white floral designs
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Art or design
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Morris & Co.
Handcrafted floral wallpapers, textiles, and stained glass from Victorian Britain
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 more · Art or design
Decoration
Acanthus ornamentἄκανθος
A leafy decorative motif from classical architecture
🇬🇷 Greece · Art or design
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Millefiori
A glassmaking method that creates flower-like patterns in cross-section
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 more · Flower craft
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Incense in Indiaअगरबत्ती
Fragrant sticks and powders used in worship, healing and daily life
🇮🇳 India · Offering or rite
Decoration
İznik potteryİznik çini
Ottoman ceramic style from Turkey, known for vivid tiles and vessels
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 more · Flower craft
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pietra dura: Jacopo Ligozzi / Romolo del Tadda, Public domain, source
- Delftware: Daderot, CC0, source
- Morris & Co.: Anonymous for Morris & Co., Public domain, source
- Acanthus ornament: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Millefiori: unknown artist; picture taken by Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Incense in India: Meanest Indian, CC BY 2.0, source
- İznik pottery: Turkey; Iznik, Public domain, source