Composition "Contrasting Grace"

A floral composition of red roses and black callas — two iconic flower forms in pure contrast. The red rose, classic symbol of force and passion; the black calla, a graphic vertical line, almost architectural. Their meeting produces a sharp opposition, no intermediate tone, no transition. A statement piece for an event, not a bouquet for the table.

Comme des Garçons was founded by Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo in 1969. Her signature dark-deconstructive palette — established with her 1981 Paris debut, black as base, red as counterpoint — has been the vocabulary of her work for over fifty years. Her Spring 2015 collection "Blood and Roses" was a monochromatic red study: twenty-two pieces with layered lace echoing internal organs, blood-red leather waves, patent-leather corsets. This composition is a fragment of her vocabulary: red and black, matter and cut, contrast as method.

For a fashion show in a privatised space. For a contemporary art vernissage where the catering comes second. For a dinner guests remember long after. This is a bespoke piece to commission for an event, not decoration added to the budget out of habit.

A bespoke statement piece composed to order, delivered in Paris, Monday to Saturday. For an event (fashion show, vernissage, dinner), ordering at least three days ahead allows the best red roses and black callas of the moment to be sourced.