The Kardashians’ florist Jeff Leatham reveals details of working with the famous family – exclusive

The Kardashians' Christmas events have develop into the stuff of legend, however these fabulous decorations and floral preparations don't come by magic – it's all the results of the arduous work and inspiration of American designer and florist Jeff Latham.

“I like working with the Kardashians and planning one among their stunning occasions, as a result of they’ve nice style — they’re really trendsetters and tastemakers,” Jeff informed Hiya!

“In the event you see any of the women doing that [something] Then six months later, anyone else is doing it, and it’s enjoyable to push buttons and work with individuals who wish to take dangers.”

Jeff, 52, has been working for greater than 30 years since touchdown a job on the 4 Seasons Lodge Beverly Hills, the place he discovered floral association, then moved to the celebrated George V Lodge in Paris in 1994.

He has since labored with celebrities akin to Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Dolly Parton, the Dalai Lama, Cher, Sofia Vergara, Kanye West and the Kardashians – Kris officiated his 2017 marriage ceremony and Kim wrote the foreword to his 2023 guide The Artwork of the Flower – in addition to Tina Turner, who he says was “like a mom” to him.

Jeff says, “My favourite collaborations had been with my expensive buddy Tina Turner, who was like a mom to me. My favourite collaborations had been with Tina as a result of she had a tremendous sense of fashion and style.”

“The occasions we labored collectively, whether or not it was issues for her house or after I did the floral preparations for her marriage ceremony, these are my favourite reminiscences.

“I like working with individuals who have been there and finished that and seen it and share their experiences with me to make me a greater designer, as a result of I’m all the time studying – if I don’t push my potential anymore and be taught extra and do various things, it’s time for me to get out.”

After many years of expertise within the trade, Jeff says he now is aware of he can say “no” when wanted, as a result of he’s earned the belief of his top-list shoppers and solely works with shoppers he has a private relationship with, like Cher, who got here into his studio final week to “have a chat.”

“The chums I’ve labored with are individuals I regarded as much as as artists — whether or not it’s visible arts, performing or singing — and the truth that I’m now in a position to collaborate and work with these artists makes my life a gorgeous place as a result of being an artist and collaborating with different artists is crucial facet to me,” he says.

Jeff is now engaged on his first multi-faceted floral exhibition, Bloomtechnica, designed in partnership with Genesis Home in New York Metropolis. The exhibition options one-of-a-kind experiences, together with a 360-degree immersive sculptural set up with dynamic LEDs, curved mirrored columns, huge pathways and a reflective oasis, all supposed to mirror flowers rising, blooming and fading within the floral cycle.

For Jeff, this exhibition was about “touching all of the senses: the visible stimulation, the scent of the flowers when strolling in,” and he was impressed by Korean heritage and the gardens of Seoul, “the orange of the lava, the recent pink of the hibiscus flowers.”

“If you stroll into the exhibit it’s sort of a sensory overload, and we actually needed to create one thing that individuals had by no means seen earlier than, combining colours with a visible movie that actually takes individuals right into a dream world.”

Go to Bloomtechnica, an immersive floral expertise at Genesis Home NYC in New York Metropolis, obtainable by way of June 9.