Daniel Ost (born 5 August 1955) is a Belgian

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ist,

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er and garden architect. ''

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'' has described him as "the world's leading flower designer" while ''

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'' says that "to call him a master flower designer is akin to calling

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'', February 14, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2014. 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

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, 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

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, 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

* 2015: Imperial

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.https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/000108932.pdf * Citizen of Honour of Kurashiki (Japan) since 2015

References

External links

Official web site

Japanese gallery of Ost art
Belgian artists Florists 1955 births Living people People from Sint-Niklaas Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class {{Belgium-artist-stub