Daniel Ost

Daniel Ost (born 5 August 1955) is a Belgian floral artist, floral designer and garden architect. CBS News has described him as "the world's leading flower designer"[1] while The New York Times says that "to call him a master flower designer is akin to calling Annie Leibovitz a shutterbug".[2]

Daniel Ost
The Belgian flower artist and garden architect
Born (1955-08-05) 5 August 1955
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
OccupationFloral artist, Floral designer, Garden architect
Spouse(s)Marie-Anne Boeykens
ChildrenMaarten Ost, Nele Ost

His clientele includes numerous royal families, sheikhs, multinational organisations and humanitarian organisations like UNICEF.

Biography

Ost was born in 1955 in the suburban town of Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, in a family of which he was the eldest of six children.

Marriage and children

Ost and his wife Marie-Anne have two children. Maarten Ost is a children's book author and lives in Leuven, Belgium, and his daughter, Nele Ost, is following in his footsteps as a floral designer and is currently in charge of the retail operations.

Education
  • Sociology at Bisschoppelijke Normaalschool in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, from 1967 to 1973
  • Flower design at IMOV Institute in Afsnee, Belgium, from 1973 to 1976
  • Master of Floral Art at Tuinbouwschool Vught, The Netherlands, from 1976 to 1979
  • Instructor floral art in Japan and Taiwan
  • Founder of Daniël Ost Flower Academy in Sint-Niklaas and Tokyo, Japan

Published works

Throughout his career, Ost has published numerous books about his exhibitions, decorations and gardens. He has also been featured in numerous magazines like Elle, Vogue, Architectural Digest and Bloomberg, regarding floral design and garden architecture.

  • Leafing Through Flowers I (1989)
  • Leafing Through Flowers II (1993)
  • Leafing Through Flowers III (1997)
  • Ostentatief (1998)
  • Invitations (2002)
  • Remaining Flowers (2003)
  • East x West (2005)
  • Transparant (2007)
  • Invitations II (2009)
  • Daniël Ost - The Master (2015)

Awards
  • 1st place Belgian Championship in Brussels in 1979
  • 1st place Belgian Championship in Brussels in 1983
  • 1st place Golden Orchid in Hannover in 1981
  • 1st place Golden Orchid in Hannover in 1983
  • 2nd place European Championship in Brussels in 1983
  • 2nd place World Championship in Detroit in 1985
  • 1st place Osaka World Expo in Osaka in 1990
  • Citizen of Honour of Sint-Niklaas since 2005
  • Top 7 European Garden Designers in Germany in 2014

Honours

References
  1. "Daniel Ost: A Life In Bloom", CBS News, February 3, 2001. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. Anne Raver, NATURE; An Artist: Root, Stem And Petal, The New York Times, February 14, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. https://www.hln.be/regio/sint-niklaas/daniel-ost-krijgt-hoogste-eer-van-japan~ab81c41c/



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