A darling of the Paris fashion world: Florist Pierre Banchereau in an interview

It all started with a small flower shop in Paris, in the middle of Pigalle's artist district. Pierre Banchereau opened him in 2013 and gave him the name of his grandparents:Debeaulieu. Because their garden had always enchanted him as a child. Today Connaisseurs whisper this name devoutly when they discover one of his floral works of art in Paris. In the Lobbys from Grandhotels, at Dîner as a center-piece or as an installation for fashion shows by Chanel, Hermès or Balenciaga.

In a short time, Banchereau has developed a unique style that is nostalgic and modern at the same time. Inspired by opulent flower bouquets, as you know them from baroque still life, he finds a very contemporary expression. Eklectically and elegant. Its combinations are surprising and always free in the overall form.

Instead of typical Flemish parrot pipes and peony, he chooses tropical and classic types of flowers in the mix: orchids on dahlias, hibiscus on a knight's spur and rain lilies on red berries. "I don't like rules," he says during a conversation. "And always go intuitively. Like a painter with his color palette, where new nuances arise in the process. My bouquets develop, when I start, I have not yet finished my head."

You can see that: his creations look like they are organically growing and tasting from the vases. Sometimes airy and light, sometimes compact. Nothing is final and despite their artistry, the compositions look very natural. "I never prefer a flower, with me they complement each other, the more opposite they are. How soft and spiky. This creates tension that can also be found in nature," he explains.

Banchereau bouquets are involved in the long tradition of French bouquets, which were bound under the Sonnenkönig Louis XIV. They adorned his mirror halls in Versailles and looked like floral fireworks in large balls. "I am fascinated by the transience of flowers. Her fragility and uniqueness," he says.

For him, the vessels in which he elegantly hidden the sponges are also indispensable: from cantilevered amphorae on socket, feminine ceramic baskets to Mediterranean vases, as created in southern France. Depending on the style and material, the flowers look very different. In his second Paris shop, Banchereau offers a finely curated vintage selection, some of which it also alsoonlinegives.

And how does he actually bind his private bouquets? "Much more minimalistic - I put all my imagination into the staging for others." What luck for us!