BFA Fleur Expo October 2009
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29 October 2009
Over the weekend Lorraine and I attended a Fleur Expo in Birmingham, hosted by the British Floral Association. It was the first of its kind that the BFA had organised. They had a range of trade stands, demonstrations from various floral designers and competitions for Young Budding Floral Designers.
The Briefs for the competition had five sections: Handbag, Free Expression, Table Arrangement, Hand Tied Bouquet, Overall Display.
Competition Results as follows: Handbag – Joe Massie
Free Expression – Erica Tippett
Table Arrangement – Lauren Curry
Hand Tied bouquet – Joe Massie
Overall Display – Erica Tippett
The Final Results: Winner and holder of the Maurice Evans Cup – Joe Massie
2nd – Erica Tippett
3rd - Amy Curtis-Whitfield
All entries were very inspiring and elements from each of the designs can be easily used in a commercial way. Well done to all who took part!Please see some of the competitors entrys.
I always like to open my mind to new ideas and inspirations to influence my own creations and there was plenty to gain from this weekend. We also attended a master class workshop by Carles Fontanillias, a talented and experienced Spanish floral designer. He showed us new ways to use minimal flowers and clever design for wedding work and general designs to keep in line with today’s financial climate, using Sundries, Wire and Minimalist Flowers to create modern Shower & Over Arm Bouquets
Please find below some of our Carles inspired designs:
Clare's Design
Carly's Design
Lorraine's Design
Carly's Design
On the Sunday we visited a Wholesaler of Sundries and bought our new Christmas Range, Designs for our online shop are being created as we speak and will be launched next week. Be sure to be one of the first to snap up and order our festive designs for your family and for your Christmas Feast! Back by Popular Demand – Christmas Day Deliveries are on offer again but as before there are limited slots available.
Just to Summarise, the weekend was an eventful one to say the least and as the saying goes it can’t all be work and no play. Even though it was a working weekend away, Lorraine and I laughed so much our faces were hurting by the end of it! From checking into and checking straight out again of the hotel on the back end of an industrial estate that was a cross between Faulty Towers & The Shining to being asked if we were with the band? Spandau Ballet was playing at the NEC on Saturday night and some guy thought we were with the boys as their backing singers! Very flattered! On Saturday night we asked the Taxi driver to take us to La Tasca, we ended up outside Tesco Express, so we are now calling Tesco’s, Le Tesco! It must have been my southern accent?!
Needless to say the weekend will definitely go down in Girl Flower History as one of the best!
