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SERGE MARZETTA
The Floral Artist
who brings emotions
Grand floral arrangements
Serge MarzeNa has been filling the hotel’s public spaces
with spectacular floral displays since the opening of the
historic property along Lake Geneva in 2005.
“As in culinary, the rhythm of the seasons
plays a huge role for me in selecZng the
character of the flowers and combinaZons
of textures.”
Of the manifold talents behind Four Seasons Hotel
des Bergues Geneva, none put on a producCon
quite like Serge MarzeNa. Yet, he acknowledges,
he is hardly the star of his show. “Ah – that would
be the flowers,” says the Florist, who with his
team of five has been filling public spaces with
spectacular floral displays since the opening of the
historic property along Lake Geneva in 2005. “Our
clientele is very sensiCve to the flowers and the
scents they emit,” he conCnues, counCng guests
among myriad inspiraCons and adding proudly,
“We are very o`en congratulated for our
creaZons.”
Flowers are “a source of emoZons and good
feelings in Switzerland,” notes MarzeNa, a true
floral designer who taps culCvators from near and
far for the elements of his art. He prefers small
local floral producers, especially from around
Geneva, for rare plants, the beNer to maintain
costs and freshness and flexibility. Given the
impossibility of keeping refrigerated inventory at
the Hotel, he has built solid local relaConships
enabling him to be reacCve, to personalise
requests, and to know the origin of the flowers he
employs. “I try not to waste a petal.”
Seasonal colours
and scents
Lake Geneva Luxury Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues
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Images / courtesy FourSeasons