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Art & Design

Anna Flower Designer

Photography by Marco Acquati

For the last thirteen years, Anna Tacca has been devoting herself to floral design, at first as a simple passion in her small workshop, and then as a profession with the opening of her first shop. Today Anna Flower Designer has two outlets, one in Gallarate in the province of Varese, managed personally by the owner, and the second at a crossroads in the centre of Como, just a few steps from the station and from the lakeside promenade. This shop, also open at weekends, is the realm of Martina, Anna's collaborator.

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There is a fairy-tale atmosphere in Anna's shops where the customers are enveloped by the scent of flowers and delighted by the bright colours that change with the passing of the seasons: yellow and orange in autumn, red and green at Christmas time and pastel shades in the spring. With a continuous supply from foreign suppliers, especially in the Netherlands, as well also as from small local growers, and from nurseries scattered all over Italy, Anna Flower Designer is able meet all kinds of orders. “We make bouquets on request, can do home deliveries and also offer a monthly subscription service for those who want to always have fresh flowers in their home. We work as partners with many hotels, especially in the Como area, and have loyal foreign customers for whom we provide fresh flowers throughout their stay here”, Anna explains.

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Anna Flower Designer creates unique flower arrangements to satisfy customers' wishes for that most important of days, sometimes working with Italian and foreign wedding planners. While Como's fame in recent years has made the lake a perfect location for social events and weddings, with its splendid villas in beautiful natural settings and picturesque historical villages, Anna and her associates do in fact offer their services throughout Italy, from the north to the south.
Among the numerous cooperative ventures that the shop enjoys with luxury companies operating in the worlds of fashion and jewellery, and with prestigious hotels and companies in hospitality, a special favourite of all the staff at Anna Flower Designer has to be Orticolario, a dynamic and constantly evolving event that allows them to experiment and to really be creative. Another special client is the Park Hyatt Milan, one of the city's finest hotels that Anna decorates every week with plants and fresh flowers.

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The fine floral offerings at the two shops run side by side with a range of carefully selected design artefacts, including vases, scented candles and furnishing accessories, principally from excellent international companies, but also from the workshops of Italian craftsmen. Whether the customer needs a delicate bouquet for a special occasion, something for an exclusive event or a truly majestic arrangement, the Anna Flower Designer team provides all the expertise and love of detail required to ensure every commission makes for a unique journey into the very varied floral universe.