There’re a few kinds of books that just keep piling on my shelves – such as cookbooks, travel albums and fantasy novels – and of course books on anything creative. Recently, since I developed a new interest in floristry, I’ve been looking for books on this subject, but unfortunately there are almost none available in Poland. And then yesterday I came across a Polish translation of a small book “555 ideas for flower decorations,” from the series by the German publisher Eugen Ulmer KG – see cover on the left. The book is amazing – I’ve never seen so many creative and original, but at the same time quite simple and practical ideas and advice at the same time – not to mention the beautiful photos!
Not surprisingly, I found the publisher’s website – and I literally groaned – there’s lots of amazing books there, and of course only one got translated into Polish. Here are a few which make me salivate just at a first glance of their covers, especially the ones about Christmas decorations: