1920s Art Deco Floral Design: Color and Container Guide

Containers

• Mirror mosaic vases
• Silver or black glass
• Geometric shapes (cubes, cylinders, stepped forms)

Flowers & Foliage

• White calla lilies – architectural, elegant.
• Red roses – velvety, classic.
• Silver artemisia – foliage.
• Deep red hypericum berries – texture.
• Dyed black foliage (e.g., eucalyptus) – accent.

Inspiration

Study **Erté's fashion illustrations**—they epitomize the era's aesthetic. Keep arrangements low and horizontal or tall and spiky; avoid round "mounds."