ABOUT THE ARTIST

Amy Thai (b.1992, Australia)

Driven by a quest for mastery in specialized craft traditions, Amy Thai strategically pursued her artistic development in the world's most storied sanctuaries of material excellence. She works with varied materials, each chosen for their unique properties and rich heritage. She learned botanical art in Paris, the centre of floral artistry, where she developed skills to create ephemeral large-scale botanical sculptures. In Carrara, celebrated since Roman times for its exceptional marble, she personally selects each marble block and works it with her own hands, allowing herself to be guided by the unique veining, coloration, and character that emerges from the stone. On the small island of Murano in Venice, distinguished as the global leader for artistic glassmaking since the late thirteenth century, she created in close collaboration with Barovier&Toso ARTE and master glassblowers imposing glass pieces, overcoming the inherent limitations of the medium. Most recently, she has ventured to Jingdezhen, China's 'Porcelain Capital' with over 1,700 years of ceramic history, to master porcelain techniques. Throughout her exploration of these distinctive materials, Thai maintains consistent inspiration from botanical forms, creating an intriguing dialogue between ephemeral and permanent elements of the natural world.

Recognition and Exhibitions

Amy Thai's works have been described by the New York Times as one of Australia's leading artists who is changing the floral landscape, she was interviewed by VOGUE Living Australia and she was the national winner of Australian Women's Small Business Champions (2022). She has been an artist-in-residence at Lapis Lazuli: artE, Venice (2023) and participated in the subsequent group exhibition 'H2O Venezia: Diari d'acqua / Water Diaries' (parallel to the 2024 Biennale di Venezia), in collaboration with Fondazione Barovier&Toso, with her work subsequently entering the Fondazione's collection. Her work was also featured in the 2025 inaugural exhibition 'Glass Art in Dialogue / Arte del vetro in dialogo' by Barovier&Toso ARTE on Murano.

Most recently, her works were shown by renowned architect Pierre-Yves Rochon in his project Villa Heritage for the Salone del Mobile in Milan 2025.

Philippe Malgouyres, ‘« Undercurrent » d’Amy Thai : dans la lenteur du flot’ / ‘”Undercurrent” by Amy Thai: In the Slowness of the Flow’ / ‘“Corrente sotterranea” di Amy Thai: nella lentezza del flusso’, in Mara Hofmann (ed.), H2O Venezia: Diari d’acqua / Water Diaries, exh. cat. SPUMA – Space for the Arts, Venice, 18 April – 24 Nov. 2024, Milan: Electa, 2024, pp. 62-68.

Mara Hofmann, Glass Art in Dialogue / Arte del vetro in dialogo, exh. cat. Palazzo Barovier&Toso, Venice, 13 February – 8 June 2025, Venice: Barovier&Toso ARTE, pp. 13-27.

Creative Director

After living and working in Paris from 2017-2018 where she was known for her expressive and poetic floristry work at the helm of Chauvin Paris and world-renowned Parisian haute couture houses, in 2019 Amy returned home to Sydney and founded Don de L'Amour, an award winning, botanical art and design studio known for boldness, creativity and attention to detail. In 2025 Amy expands her creative vision in her new chapter in international development by launching STORHM Boutique in China, united by a singular philosophy: to create with beauty, intention and enduring reverence for nature.

Photographed by: Stefano Baroni