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ITALY
Rudy Casati
Laboratorio Botanico / I Fiori di Mario
Carate Brianza
@rudycasati
rudycasati.it
"I could say that I was born in a greenhouse and that I couldn't live
without humidity and the plant smell you find there … and probably
my blood could be green."
Rudy Casati was born near Milan into a family of florists, gardeners
and landscapers, and became the fourth generation to work with
plants and flowers—something he decided on at a young age.
After secondary school, Casati went to the best Italian college for
horticulture, Fondazione Minoprio, near Lake Como in Northern Italy,
where he studied for five years. Fifteen years later, Casati now teaches
floristry there.
His design aesthetic relies on blending natural materials with other
media. He loves to create structures by welding metal; hammering
wood; and creating with stones, branches, wire, plastic—because,
he believes, everything can be given new life. Casati always aims for
lightness in his work yet has an
ability to create strong tension
between lines, shapes, materials
and nature. He says his botanical
knowledge also gives him a
strong sensitivity about our
green kingdom.
Casati currently runs his
own floral business and
participates in workshops and
demonstrations all over the
world. He has also been called
upon to decorate the pope's
"World Meeting of Families," in
Milan; the " Venari International
Flower Festival," in Turin;
"Fleuramour," at Alden Biesen
Castle in Belgium; and "Myplant
& Garden International,"
in Milan.
