hai Christie Leigh
If you have been wondering who is behind the beautiful flower arrangements from Hai's past collection presentations, we are proud to reveal it's the wonderful Christie. It is not surprising that her floral designs truly light up a space with an elegant playfulness, beauty and joy, as these are characteristics that Christie herself radiates when she's with you. Read on to get a more personal insight on Christie and her relationship to her work.
What do you do?
Floral designer
Did you choose your profession or did it choose you?
I'd say it was a bit of both. I've always felt really connected to nature. It was a lightbulb moment when I suddenly realised I could make my passion for flowers into my job.
How would you describe your style of work and what do you love about it?
Simple, clean and elegant are words I'd like used to describe my style of work... My Floral designs are informed by nature and the flowers themselves. I take each stem and look at its shape and how it moves; that dictates how the arrangement is formed. I try not to mess around with the flowers too much and I respect each and every stem.
What is your favourite flower?
Tough question! Can I have a top 3?
Bearded iris
Icelandic poppies
Chocolate cosmos
What/where/who inspires you?
The flowers themselves are obviously a huge source of inspiration... from the delicacy of the petals to the gentle waft of their perfume, all of it can be harnessed and channelled. But, I'm inspired by so much!! I try to look at everything as potential inspiration, from architecture to poetry and novels... I don't want to feel restricted by vases or typical 'floristry' rules.
How would your friends describe you?
Eeek! You'd have to ask them... hopefully they'd say that I'm kind (and very, very funny)
Who do you go to for advice?
My partner, Dom
What’s an essential part of your daily routine?
A dog walk with Nova (my little rescue dog) and multiple cups of tea
What is the best part about living in London?
Parks and pubs!
What does your perfect weekend look like?
Mooching around East London, seeing friends, eating and drinking nice food.
What song do you play on repeat?
Less a song more of a radio show - I love Gardeners Question time and I listen to it religiously.
What is your favourite garment from our SS23 collection?
I love my new Millie bag!!
What are you looking forward to in 2023?
Working on more exciting projects, designing more florals for all of my amazing clients... Just more of the same please and thank you!
What do you do?
Floral designer
Did you choose your profession or did it choose you?
I'd say it was a bit of both. I've always felt really connected to nature. It was a lightbulb moment when I suddenly realised I could make my passion for flowers into my job.
How would you describe your style of work and what do you love about it?
Simple, clean and elegant are words I'd like used to describe my style of work... My Floral designs are informed by nature and the flowers themselves. I take each stem and look at its shape and how it moves; that dictates how the arrangement is formed. I try not to mess around with the flowers too much and I respect each and every stem.
What is your favourite flower?
Tough question! Can I have a top 3?
Bearded iris
Icelandic poppies
Chocolate cosmos
What/where/who inspires you?
The flowers themselves are obviously a huge source of inspiration... from the delicacy of the petals to the gentle waft of their perfume, all of it can be harnessed and channelled. But, I'm inspired by so much!! I try to look at everything as potential inspiration, from architecture to poetry and novels... I don't want to feel restricted by vases or typical 'floristry' rules.
How would your friends describe you?
Eeek! You'd have to ask them... hopefully they'd say that I'm kind (and very, very funny)
Who do you go to for advice?
My partner, Dom
What’s an essential part of your daily routine?
A dog walk with Nova (my little rescue dog) and multiple cups of tea
What is the best part about living in London?
Parks and pubs!
What does your perfect weekend look like?
Mooching around East London, seeing friends, eating and drinking nice food.
What song do you play on repeat?
Less a song more of a radio show - I love Gardeners Question time and I listen to it religiously.
What is your favourite garment from our SS23 collection?
I love my new Millie bag!!
What are you looking forward to in 2023?
Working on more exciting projects, designing more florals for all of my amazing clients... Just more of the same please and thank you!