Nichlas Vilsmark

Nichlas Sorren Osman Vilsmark (born 24 July 1973) is a Danish florist and teacher, living and working in London, United Kingdom. He has worked on many major events,[1] and was Head Florist for the wedding of the Danish Crown Prince in 2004.[2]

Nichlas S O Vilsmark
BornJuly 24, 1973
Fyn, Denmark
EducationJordbrugets UddannelsesCenter, Århuss
OccupationFloral Designer
Parent(s)Viggo & Jonna Vilsmark

Life and work

Nichlas Vilsmark was born in Fyn, Denmark, a descendant of Viggo and Jonna Vilsmark. The Vilsmark family have a motorbike racing team called Team Vilsmark located in Fyn, Denmark.[3]

He studied Floral Design 1990–1992 at Jordbrugets UddannelsesCenter Århus. 1992–1994, he was a lecturer and teacher of Floral Design at the Jordbrugets UddannelsesCenter, (Dansk Center for Jordbrugsuddannelse), Århus.[4]

In 2004, he was the Head Florist for the Royal Wedding of the Danish Crown Prince in Copenhagen Cathedral.[1][2] Illustrations in the book Royal Flower Glory, published for the Royal Wedding, show Vilsmark creating the floral decorations and installations.[5]

In 2007, he founded Floral Symphonies to bring Scandinavian floral design to London.[1] In 2009, he ran a Floristry Masterclass event at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, using Dutch Golden Age paintings in the Gallery as a point of inspiration,[6] as part of the Gallery's Art for Adults Education programme.[7] In 2010, Floral Symphonies provided the flower table centres for the King's Fund launch of No.11 Cavendish Square.[8]

He has a strict environmental policy,[2] seeing care for the environment as a key responsibility,[9] and describing flowers as a "gift from mother nature".[2] He creates both classical and contemporary Danish floristry.[10]

Vilsmark is an approved supplier of floristry to the King’s Fund,[1] the Dulwich Picture Gallery[11] and the National Maritime Museum.[10]

References
  1. "Our Partners", No.11 Cavendish Square. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  2. "A gift from mother nature", Scan Magazine, p. 26, 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  3. Team Vilsmark, archived from the original on 2011-07-19, retrieved 2009-05-28
  4. Jordbrugets UddannelsesCenter, Århus, archived from the original on 2000-10-25, retrieved 2010-03-20
  5. Buch, E. (2004), Royal Flower Glory, ISBN 87-990480-0-0
  6. "Floristry masterclass", TNT, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  7. "Education Art for Adults", Dulwich Picture Gallery: What's On, p. 20, January 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  8. Hall, Tom. "The King's Fund launches No.11 Cavendish Square: gallery", Event Magazine, 22 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  9. The Flower & Plant Association: Ethical and Organic, archived from the original on 2009-05-31, retrieved 2009-06-11
  10. The National Maritime Museum (PDF), retrieved 2009-05-28
  11. Dulwich Picture Gallery, retrieved 2010-03-30

Further reading
  • "Christmas Design Feature", Home and Garden Magazine, 2009
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