Red and black flowers on a nude base give off a unique graphic feel that has more attitude than sweetness. The high-contrast palette makes the design feel sharp, modern, and just a little rebellious.

In a recent title, Teresa J. Speight, author of “Black Flora: Profiles of Inspiring Black Flower Farmers + Florists,” tells the stories of 22 inspiring and influential Black floral creatives ...

Floral arrangements by (clockwise from top left): Wild at Heart, Brrch, Buunch, Castor Fleuriste, Yasmine Floral Design, Pampa, Emily Thompson Flowers, Metaflora and Bia Blooms.

But this time it is the design dictates of Oiendrila, a London educated designer who has wielded her sensitivity to create a story of Kashmir with barbed wire that rests in grace on the floor, and ...