We are delighted to be hosting landscape gardener Luis Vallejo, who will explore his lifelong passion for bonsai and his recently published book, The Wind Among the Leaves.
Luis Vallejo’s new book The Wind among the Leaves is a portrait of one of the most outstanding collections of bonsais in Europe, and of the collector himself through his collection.
As well as being an internationally renowned landscape designer, Luis Vallejo is also the curator and director of the Museo del Bonsái in Alcobendas, which houses his collection, and formerly created and curated the bonsai collection of the Real Jardín Botánico in Madrid. In 2008 he received the Order of the Rising Sun conferred by the Emperor of Japan, the highest distinction awarded to foreign citizens for their dissemination and promotion of Japanese culture in other countries.
In this talk, Luis will discuss his lifelong passion for bonsai and give insight into some of his most important projects, focusing on the cultural and historical background of the locations, with special attention to the use of water and traditional local irrigation systems.
Bio
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Luis Vallejo
Luis Vallejo
Luis Vallejo is a landscape gardener with a long track record. Prominent among his national and international projects are the gardens of the Hotel Royal Mansour in Marrakech and the Hospital Universitario Río Hortega in Valladolid, and those of Banco Santander’s Ciudad Financiera and the Castellana 81 tower, the last two in Madrid, as well as other private gardens and estates in Spain, Italy, Israel, Morocco and the Middle East. He is also the curator and director of the Museo del Bonsái in Alcobendas, which houses his collection, and formerly created and curated the bonsai collection of the Real Jardín Botánico in Madrid. In 2008 he received the Order of the Rising Sun conferred by the Emperor of Japan, the highest distinction the country’s government awards to foreign citizens for their dissemination and promotion of Japanese culture in other countries.
