On Flowers, Stripes, and Still Lifes

Notes from a recent Post House photoshoot in New York City.

Last month, we spent a day wandering through New York’s Flower District gathering armfuls of peonies, anthuriums, artichokes, tulips, and anything else that caught our eye. By afternoon, the studio floor looked more like a market than a photoshoot.

Photographed by NYC nightlife photographer John Lagucki and with florals by Drake Vaccaro, the images began with a simple idea: a still life, reconstructed.

We wanted to take familiar objects—flowers in a vase, a basket of produce, a favorite pillow—and rearrange them into something slightly stranger, more playful, and a little unexpected.

Structured ikebana arrangements met overflowing market baskets. Riviera Stripes became tablecloths, backdrops, and scenery. Harvest Garden transformed the walls into an orchard. And here and there, a tiger wandered into the frame.

The resulting images feel less like product photography and more like a collection of moments: flowers gathered on a morning walk, fruit left on a kitchen table, a room slowly layered over time. The kinds of scenes that inspire us long before a pattern is ever drawn.

We’ll be sharing more from the shoot on Instagram. For now, a few favorite moments from behind the scenes.