In just five years, Emily Thompson has risen to the heights of floral design with her eponymous business (emilythompsonflowers.com). As she prepares for one of her biggest events yet”a September 7 F.I.T luncheon honoring Valentino at Lincoln Center”I wondered, does she bring her work home with her? It turns out she does. Take, for instance, her living-room fireplace, with arrangements made with porcelain vine, rose hips, dahlias, Champagne grapes, castor pods, and clematis. They almost seem to be moving. She also made the ceramic duck on the mantel. Photo: Wendy Goodman