Daniël Ost

Daniël Ost is, without any doubt, one of the fathers of contemporary floral art. He lives and works in the same city he was born in, Sint-Niklaas, and he says that he has had a passion for flowers his whole life. He therefore soon realised he wanted to become a maestro of flowers. His designs, which are always innovative and sophisticated, have formed part of events for royal families or for international organisations such as Unicef.

His ability to bring together Eastern and Western taste and philosophy is stunning. It was not by chance that he opened an academy in Japan in 2016, his second home. Currently he shares work with his daughter Nele Ost, making sure the talent and love for flowers stays in the family. When he was only 3 years old, he fell down a pit of fertiliser trying to pick a rose. He has said many times that when they pulled him out, unconscious, he was still holding tightly onto the flower with all his might. Nowadays, he still has a tight hold on flowers.