About SOLOMON BLOEMEN
SOLOMON BLOEMEN is the design studio owned by award winning floral designer Dr. Solomon Leong.
Here at SOLOMON BLOEMEN we provide expert floral consultation and design services ranging from big events, such as weddings and corporate occasions, to small couture items such as bouquets and corsages.
Floral services provided by Solomon Bloemen are artistic, bespoke, and distinctively original. Throughout the years, Dr. Leong’s aesthetic approach to floral designs has won him a wide spectrum of customers ranging from social elites and celebrities to professionals with eclectic tastes.
Dr. Solomon Leong also runs floral design lessons for those who are interested in designing with flowers. Courses are comprehensive and class sizes are usually small. Serious learners or hobbyists are all welcome.
About Dr. SOLOMON LEONG
Influenced by the English garden style and the European flower arranging ethos, the works of the Hong Kong based floral designer Dr. Solomon Leong have been described as ‘extraordinary’ and ’striking’ by international media such as the BBC.
Competitions have formed an important part of Dr. Leong’s professional life and in 2006 and 2008 and 2011 he was awarded the Gold medal as well as the Best floral arrangement award at the world renowned Royal Horticultural Flower Show at Chelsea in London, UK. This followed being awarded the Silver Gilt medal at the same show in 2005. In 2007 and 2010 he confirmed his success of Chelsea by again being awarded the Silver Gilt Medal. As well as competitions, Dr. Leong is also an active floral demonstrator who has demonstrated at the Hon Kong Flower Show and other locations both locally and abroad. As a doctor of philosophy in cultural studies, Solomon’s extensive knowledge of cultures and history in relation to floral art has turned him into a successful commentator of floral designs. He has been interviewed by media such as the BBC, TVB, RTHK, the Hong Kong Economic Journal as well as the South China Morning Post, amongst many others.
His unique approach to floral styles and aesthetics has made him a regular contributor in fashion and lifestyle magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire both in Hong Kong and China. In 2010, His works were featured in the prestigious Floral International Biannual 2010/11, which showcases the most creative 200 floral designers around the world. In the same year, ‘Solomon’s Blooming Chic’ was published in Chinese.
Dr. Leong is the director of SOLOMON BLOEMEN bespoke floral design studio, a renowned bespoke design studio based in Hong Kong providing expert floral services for distinguished clienteles. He is also a member of the AIFD (American Institute of Floral Designers), the World Flower Council (Hong Kong Chapter), the Hong Kong Association of flower arranging societies, and the Royal Horticultural Society. He is also the Chairman for the Hong Kong Flower Club, an affiliated club with NAFAS under the region of London and overseas.