“Mine don’t droop.” says the designer of these maximalist fake flower installations. Unsaid, they do gather dust and soot and they fade. The cachet that comes from a Floratorium design comes with a catch. This too is a trend- like open kitchens, Mason jars and cordless tabletop lamps. So if your fancy runs to fake Ficus, have at it. But do so soon. Trends doesn’t last. Next stops… trite then trash. When the antecedents of fake flowers are funeral homes and craft stores, watch out.
We were told you couldn’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Would that were true about a plastic peony out of a petroleum product. As one customer opined, “In this era of Instagram filters and Botoxed faces, there is no expectation of authenticity anymore. Everything is fake. Why wouldn’t flowers be, too?”
“Fewer things, better things.” Friends not foes.