Presentation of competitors
BASIC INFORMATION
Country: United Kingdom
Name: Neil
Surname: Whittaker
Date of birth: 1962
Website: www.designelementflowers.com
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Neil Whittaker has studied all over the world, gaining his National Diploma of Floristry (NDSF) in 1998, and his American Institute of Floral Design (AIFD) qualification in 2000. In 2010 he won the Croatian National Championship, just days after finishing an impressive seventh in the world at the Interflora World Cup in Shanghai. In 2009 he won a Gold Medal and Best in Show at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, taking the inaugural Chelsea Florist of the Year title. Neil represented the UK in Shanghai in the Interflora Worldcup 2010 and also became British Florist Association Florist of the Year 2010.
Neil is a seasoned competitor, with national and international titles and plaudits stretching back over many years, including fourth place (the best ever placing by a British competitor) at the Europa Cup in Slovenia in 2007 and second at the world floristry finals in Manila, Philippines in 2000. He also travels extensively both nationally and internationally, demonstrating his unique style and teaching floristry at all levels from absolute beginners to one-to-one tuition for experienced florists. Neil was very proud to be listed as one of the top ten florists featured in "The Independent On Sunday", and his work has also been published in many magazines over the years, including "The Best of British" and "The Spirit of the Rose" design books, along with industry journals, DVDs and online.
He has been featured on many TV shows including "Shopping City", "The Sack Race", and "Lunch Time Live" and "The Flower Show" for UK Style, as well as on coverage of the flower shows at Chelsea and Tatton. They are also regular contributors to BBC Radio Manchester, and to floristry industry news/training media.
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Country: Armenia
Name: Araik
Surname: Galstyan
Date of birth: 1975
Website: www.araikgalstyan.ru
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- 1990-1995 – Terlemeziyan Yerevan College, Armenia, faculty of painting;
- 1993-1998 – Yerevan University, Armenia, faculty of art history;
- 1993-1996 – florist at the ‘Brabion Flora Service’ flower company, Erevan, Armenia;
- 1999 – winner of the contest ‘The flower of the World’, Erevan, Armenia;
- 2003 – participant of a floral contest in Russia;
- 2003-till now – leading florist and CEO of ‘Avangard Studio’ company in Moscow. Araik has three busy floral boutiques in the centre of Moscow. After 2008 they work under ‘Araik Galstyan’ trademark;
- 2006- 2007 and 2007- 2008 – participant of the ‘Floral Art’ project;
- 2007 – megafinalist in the REN TV program;
- 2007 – participant of professional floristic European contest ‘Euro Cup 2007’ in Slovenia;
- 2007-2009 – official flower designer of the Moscow Millionaires Fair;
- 2007-2010 – official flower designer of one Sotheby's brunch.
- 2008 – Araik published of a book called ‘Flower design without borders’ with Araik’s and many great florists’ works;
- 2008 – Araik was an instructor of the Armenian florist who took part in Europa Cup 2008 for juniors;
- 2008-till now – Araik leads a rubric ‘Avangard Luxury’ in ‘Flowers’ magazine where he presents his works created in a luxury style;
- 2008-2010 – official flower designer at the ‘Traditions and modernity’ exhibition;
- 2010 – Araik participated in the 13-th Interflora WorldCup in Shanghai, China, and took the 1st place as a winner of People’s Choice Award from the Dutch Creations Company;
- 2010 – Araik Galstyan carried out floral shows, demonstrations and master-classes in Russia, Armenia and all over the world;
- 2010 – Araik participated in the floral show at the ancient castle Landcommanderij Alden Biesen;
- 2011 – Araik participated in the floral show at IPM 2011 in Germany (WorldCup show);
- 2011 – official florist of the Moscow innovative international institution Skolkovo;
- 2011 – Araik launched a new floristic innovative project in the international institution Skolkovo - a school for top level florists and teachers (www.skolkovo.ru/index.php?lang=en) where many new ideas and techniques are being created (www.araikgalstyan.сom);
- 2011 – participant of professional floristic European contest ‘Euro Cup 2011’ in Czech Republic.
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Country: Denmark
Name: Susie Frank
Surname: Nørgård
Date of birth: 1972
Website: www.curcuma.dk
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In words of Susie she describes herself as: “I like to work with flowers in combination with the nature. I get inspiration from the nature, the growing, sprout, blooming, and the withering for the flowers. I get fascinated from the small details in a flower and from the profusion of colours and flowers.”
She started her education as a florist in 1994 and continued in 1998 as “Floristmeister” from Gelsenkirchen in Germany when she also started to work as a teacher at “Handelsfagskolen” a school for the “flowerdekorator” education in Denmark. In a meantime she worked in different flower shops. Since 2000 she has been working as a flower judge. She began to write books for educational purposes at schools and won couple Danish florist championships (1st place in 2002, 2nd place in 2004 and 2006 or 3rd place in 2010). In 2003 she participated as a Danish delegate in the European cup for Florist in Salamanca, Spain. In 2008, Susie started a flower Internet shop called “Curcuma flower design”.
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Country: Finland
Name: Niina
Surname: Minkkinen
Date of birth: 1972
Website: www.niinaminkkinen.fi
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Niina was born in 1972 in a small countryside village in central Finland of a family of two younger sisters and loving and encouraging parents who taught her perseverance and to do her best.
In the first place she chose gardener studies because it seemed like a good way to express creativity and it also offered a possibility to work with her hands. During the gardener studies she didn’t find flower design interesting at all. Later after graduating she became interested in florist’s work and working for several flower shops made her realize that flower design was what she wanted to dedicate to. Flower design proved to be much more than arranging flowers. By then she had no idea that she would end up teaching, competing and publishing articles about flower design.
In 1997 she qualified in floristry (Florist exam) and in 2006 she finally carried out a specialist qualification in floristry (Master exam) in Oulu Vocational College of Natural Resources Department of Horticulture.
Her teacher’s career began in 1998 in Huittinen Business and vocational college. Over the years she has completed teachers' pedagogical competence in Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Teacher Education Centre. Nowadays she teach flower design and product knowledge for adults in Sastamala Municipal Education and Training Consortium.
She is also qualified Finnish florists’ association teacher of flower design and qualified competition judge. The membership of Qualification Committee of Floristry nominated by The National Board of Education offers her a great view over the development of educating the future professionals. Passing the tradition and the skills and the principles of flower design is in her great interest.
Flower design competitions started to interest her in 1999. Few years later in 2001 she won Finnish championship in flower design. It was a great surprise for her. Competing was exciting and it opened her whole new perspective into flower design. After winning the second championship 2010 it gave her opportunity to represent Finland in the Nordic championships as well as in the Europa Cup 2011. Participating in International Designer of the Year 2010 competition brought her 3rd place. In 2010 she won Tampere Flower open competition also.
„I'm on an expedition in the world of flowers and materials. From very ordinary materials can be found a lot of new dimensions and it fascinates me most.“
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Country: Netherlands
Name: Ruud
Surname: Hazelaar
Date of birth: 1972
Website: www.ruudhazelaar.nl
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Ruud grew up in Twello and got the feeling of flowers from his uncle. During his education at School for Agriculture and Floral Design and after finishing school he started to work in several national and international flower shops.
Within a few years of experience in flower shops all over the world he was ready for the “bigger” projects. Ruud started several projects at international exhibitions and gave different kind of workshops at many countries. He found out that the feeling he has with flowers is where his heart is. Therefore he decided to start his own company in 2008, Ruud Hazelaar Flowerstyling.
His surprising flower designs and huge projects will amaze you and your customers. Do you want to organize an exhibition or do you want to make your dream come true during your wedding? Every project will have its own needs and expectations. He expertises in wedding decorations, national and international floral demonstrations and presentations and he is a main designer of many floristry exhibitions.
In 2005 he took 3rd place at Dutch Championship. In 2007 he took 1st florist price at Aalsmeer corso and won Pyramide Cup and Wim Hazelaar trophy. He won Dutch Creations Design Cup in 2008 and holds a title “Dutch Champion Floral Art” in 2008. In 2011 he won the Battle of the Champions.
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Country: Croatia
Name: Ani
Surname: Poklepović
Date of birth: 1974
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Ani Poklepović was born on 8th of February 1974 in Split, Croatia. In her family florists work has been a tradition for many years. She finished Florist school in Split and since then she has had experience in floriculture for more than 18 years. With her husband she owns a flower shop called "Anda" in Split. In recent years, Ani followed different professional seminars and competitions.
Ani won 3rd place in Croatia cup “FloraArt” 2008 in Zagreb, 2nd place in 2nd National Competition in 2008 in Poreč, 4th place in the International Competition in 2009 in Split and 1st place in the 3rd National Competition in 2010 in Šibenik. She also participated in the competition Alpe-Adria - Österreich Cup 2010 and Fleur Creatif competition at Gregor Lersch’s Christmas event in 2010.
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Country: Germany
Name: Thomas
Surname: Gröhbühl
Date of birth: 1977
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Thomas was born on 12th of January in 1977 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg. The floral handwriting of the German Champion of floral Designers is shaped by considered color play and frequently monochrome creations. Particularly he prefers transparent arrangements. The special nature of the flower and the requirement for validity of individual blooms Thomas Gröhbühl sets with new technical know-how into the focus. To the question, which he considers at the beginning of a creative process, the German Champion answers simple and concise: „Clear reduction is limited to the substantial. The effect of the natural elements is the center of my creations and determines my acting. “
The love for elegant, tall flowers reflects itself in its representational forms, which remind of the ideals of Art Nouveau. A style direction, which helped Thomas Gröhbühl in September 2010 to get on the first place at the German championships of Floral Design. In the Art Nouveau city Bad Nauheim he interpreted the architecture ensemble of the famous mineral water yard and convinced with this creation the specialized jury just as the visitors.
Thomas Gröhbühl started his floral career in 1994, when he began his education as a Floral-Designer. After the two years trainee he worked in different flower shops. The last one was Blumen Prelisauer in Bühl, who supported him during his preparations for the German Championships of Floral Design. Since 2004 beside his employment in flower shops he made a lot of experiences by giving several presentations and demonstrations.
For example two times he showed presentations called “Floral Objects” at Landesgartenschau Kehl and Tradeshow Giardina in Karlsruhe. Parallel he gave demonstrations at wholesalers and made a presentation of table decorations and bridal bouquets at “Hochzeitstage in Karlsruhe”.
During 2003 and 2006 he was regularly asked as expert for floral design at a well known Talk-Show called “Kaffee oder Tee” in German Television. Furthermore was involved in book projects “Our weeding” and “Table & Style”, “Scandinavian Christmas Dreams”, published in Topp-Verlag.
After winning the county-competition called Silver Rose, organized by the German Association of Floral Designers’ (FDF) in 2010, he started as participant for Baden-Wuerttemberg in September in the German Championships of Floral Design at Landesgartenschau Bad Nauheim. With great success! After two competition-days he was the winner of the German Championships 2010.
In January 2011 he followed the invitation of the German Association of Floral Designers for a big demonstration at International Plant Show IPM ESSEN 2011. The spectacular stage show was called “Germany’s Best Floral-Designers” and fascinated the national and international audience.
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Country: Norway
Name: Anne Kine
Surname: Opstad Pettersson
Date of birth: 1975
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Anne Kine was born on the 12th of March 1975, in South Korea, Seoul. At the age of 1 she was adopted to Norway. The town Molde, where she grew up, is situated at coast in the western part Norway, more precisely in the northern part of the county Møre og Romsdal. Since her childhood she has learned to appreciate and enjoy all the beautiful trees, plants and flowers that surrounded her.
She started her education as a designer, but after a while she found out that flowers might be her future career instead. As a florist; she often uses techniques that she has learnt in this period however.
Flowers are her work and biggest interest. She loves to create beautiful arrangements. For example, when she goes hiking in the mountains or in the woods, which she often does – she always thinks about the possibilities and the different ways she could arrange the flowers, plants, greenery and materials she sees.
Anne has no favourite among flowers, because there are so many. She loves the different seasons with what they can offer. In summer she prefers the summer flowers, with for instance their sharp green and light pink colours. In autumn she appreciates the orange, purple and brown colours. In the wintertime she likes white flowers, like Hippeastrum and Helleborus. And in the spring she loves all the colours and especially bulb flowers.
In short; floristry and that which comes with it is her life!
She got the apprenticeship in the Flower-shops “Teie Blomst”, Tønsberg and “Muségatens Blomster” in Stavanger between years 1996 until 1998. In 1997 she got The Norwegian Floristic Craft Diploma and has been a certified Norwegian judge since 2002.
She was employed and later co owned the Flower-shop “Atelier Flora” in Bergen from 1998 until 2007. Since then she has owned the Flower-shop “Molde Blomster AS” in Molde.
In 1997 she won the Norwegian National Championship, she took 2nd place ten years later and won again in 2009.
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Country: Russia
Name: Natalia
Surname: Zhizhko
Date of birth: 1973
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She was born in Tallinn, Estonia. She has worked with flowers for 16 years and she real likes it, now she takes part in different floral projects with photographers, decorators, models and of course flowers. Natalia took place in different competitions, the main milestones in her career is competition "Kiev Spring“ in 2002 where she took 1st place. She took 3rd place at International exhibition “Pacific Flora 2004” in Japan and 1st place at Championship of Russia on the professional floristic in 2009. Her work we can see in the annual book project WORLD FLORAL ART created in Belgium. She is an author of many photo projects and publications in Russian and international journals on Flora and design and of floral demonstrations and master-classes.
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Country: Sweden
Name: Joacim
Surname: Lindgren
Date of birth: 1966
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Joacim completed his education at florist school in Norrköping (Sweden) in 1986. Since 1998 he has been running his own flower shop called “Iris”.
He won gold medal in Swedish championship in 1987, silver medal later in 2002, 2008, 2010, and bronze medal in2004. He got gold medal in 2006 and bronze medal in 2011 in Nordic championship.
He has been participating with his work in florist books, Nordic master of flower arrangements and International annual floral art 2005-2006.
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Country: Czech Republic
Name: Jaromír
Surname: Kokeš
Date of birth: 1985
Website: www.studioammi.cz
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Jaromír Kokeš was born in a small village called Dambořice in the south Moravia in the Czech Republic in 1985. He has been attending garden exhibitions and fairs with his family since his early childhood. Therefore he became interested in horticulture and floristry.
At the age of 15 he decided to study The Secondary School of Horticulture in Mělník. Since 2001 he has attended floristic events and competitions. In 2003 and 2004, Jaromir won a Championship of florists of the Czech Republic called Děčínská kotva and he became the Junior Champion of Czech Republic in floristry.
In 2005 he successfully completed the secondary school and started to work for a chain of florist´s where he carried out training of employees focused on floristry, flower arrangements and business management.
In 2008 he set up his own shop called AMMI in the Moravian metropolis Brno.
In the same year he also became the Senior Champion of florists of the Czech Republic for the first time and two years later, in 2010, he defended this title and hereby he was nominated to represent the Czech Republic at Europa Cup 2011.
In May 2011 he became the Senior Champion of floristry of the Czech Republic for the third time.
Except running his own florist´s, he also organises seminars, florist shows, exhibitions and he is taking photographs for the Czech florist magazines. He attended the course in Blumenschule im Wasserschloss and florist seminar The Wedding Day with Wally Klett.
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Country: Austria
Name: Johann
Surname: Obendrauf
Date of birth: 1980
Website: www.floristikobendrauf.at
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Johann has his own life motto: “I try myself, I test myself, I explore myself, I challenge myself, I go to my limits through my work, my thoughts, my statements, my decisions, my encounters – through everything that life has to offer. Sometimes I stand in front of high walls, I reach my limits, I get tired and I fail, I make mistakes and cannot fulfill expectations. But I can always say: I tried myself, I attempted to realize ideas and dreams, I stood up for my beliefs, I fought, I stumbled but stood up again. I go my way not to please others but to explore myself and to grow with every new experience that I make. I am who I am, and I always have the highest possible respect for the people that I meet.”
He graduated at the Polytechnic Institute in Wildon in 1995 and started his professional career at “Blumen Oliva” in Graz where he worked first as a gardener and later as a florist. In 2003 he got his diploma in entrepreneurship and passed trainer aptitude examination. In 2008 Johann successfully passed Master craftsman examination in Insbruck.
He gained his practical skills while working for “Blumen Aigner” (Vienna), “Blumen Fischer” (Graz), “Eschbach Kopprio” (Basel), “Blumen Muhrer” (Graz) and “Passauer Blumenwerkstatt” (Passau). He opened his own flower shop called “Floristik Obendrauf” in Graz in 2005 and in 2008, he started with new branches.
He is a member of the FDF Trend team (Floristic management of trend talks in Austria) since 2009, he performed in various stage shows such as IPM Essen (Graz), Christmas show at central flower market (Vienna), Autumn and Christmas demonstration “Blumenbörse Rothrist”, he has been performing trend shows in Austria since 2009 and Marketing day Würzburg since 2010. He won 1st place at Cup Austria (Austrian master of florists) in 2010.
For his additional skills and expertise we can count him being an expert at World Skills in London 2011; trainer of Austrian junior masters for international competitions; examiner of final apprenticeship examination for florists; judge at various professional competitions and lecturer at vocational seminars.
He also lived the school of life very actively, to name some experiences he was a Chairman of Rural Youth Association in 1995-2000, Member of brass-band St. Georgen in 1992-2007, in 2003 he walked the “Camino de Santiago” trail, took language study travel in USA (2000) and Spain (2004) and he has been taking classical and jazz singing lessons since 2002. He is a father of 1 year old Noah Matthäus Winklmaier and his family is except his work his biggest hobby.
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Country: Švýcarsko
Name: Marc
Surename: Müller
Date of birth: 1984
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Marc attended primary (1991-1996) and secondary (1996-2000) school in Zofingen and gained his professional education at Apprenticeship Florist (2000-2003) in Zofingen.
He started his career as a florist at “Chalet Flora” (Aarau) in 2003-2004, “Casa Verde” (Zofingen) in 2004-2005 and 2006-2008, “Fleurs & Interieur (Buchs) in 2005, “Plantera Blumen Pur” in 2005-2006, he became managing director and master florist at “Blumen Le clou (Zurich) and since 2011 he has been working as a managing director at “Fleurop Shop” in Uster.
In 2007 Mark took 2nd place in Regional competition Aargau (Rothrist), attended a master class course of Franz Josef Wein 2008-2009 in Zwettl (4 courses) and passed his master examination with distinction in 2009, he won Swiss Championships for florists and Switzerland Cup Victory in 2008 (Thun). In 2010 he ranked 5th at Floristic Competition Alpe Adria Cup in Graz.
He likes gardens, nature, architecture, music and his dog.
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Country: Belgium
Name: Stefan
Surname: Van Berlo
Date of birth: 1983
Website: www.bloem-illusie.be
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For 6 years Stefan attended the Horticulture School in Sint-Niklaas, he has specialized in floral art in Melchen and trained as a teacher. Several years he worked in a plant and flower centre being responsible for the cut flower department. His own business started in 2004 operating under the name “Flower- illusion”.
He also attended some student and floristry competitions. He took 3rd place in Christmas event in Bruges with “Christmas decoration: ball” theme, 2nd place in the same event with “Christmas decoration: hanging Christmas decoration”, 3rd place in Flower arrangement event in Alden Biesen with theme “Balance”, 2nd place in the same event in theme “Surprise flower arrangement” and he won the Christmas event in Bruges with theme “Christmas lounge style”. In professional floristry competitions he took 2nd place at Fleur Cup in Alden Biesen in 2004 with theme ”Decorate a Smart”, he won the Belgian Junior Cup in 2005 and Fleur Cup Alden Biesen in 2005 with theme ”Create a garden room with a garden table”. He took 2nd place at Fleurop-Interflora competition in 2007, theme “Advent” and 2nd place at international competition “Macef Milaan” in 2008. He won Belgian Cup in 2010.
He is a “Fleur creative” team member, owner of the “Bloem-illusie” (flower-illusion) flower shop, picture of his work have appeared in Floral Design (New Zealand), Fleur Magazine (Belgium, Holland) a Russian magazine and Floral Design (Italy). He performed at many demonstrations and exhibitions e.g. happenings (Alden Biesen, Christmas event in Bruges, and Flowerarrangementfestival in Antwerp, he had demonstration on television “La Une” and in France, Great Britain and Italy as well. He works as a teacher at “Academy for Floral Art” in Antwerp and made decoration for Florist shop in Russia. He has been participating at project in Alden Biesen called “Flowers & fashion” (Fashion show together with Geert De Puysseleyr). He has his own designed collection pots in production by Walco Pottery. For Gentse floraliën in 2010 he designed “Floral table” settings.
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Country: Italy
Name: Enrico
Surname: Castelli
Date of birth: 1961
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Enrico started his own business in 1987. He runs two shops and he is collaborating with several Italian flowers and gifts companies.
He attended all the courses based Federfiori "Base6" specialization and monographs and for years he was a part of the working group "National Laboratory of Floral Art Federfiori”.
He also participated in three editions of the selection “Regionale Emilia Romagna”, Italy Cup finals in 2, 3 Orchid silver and many other national competitions with excellent results.
He worked for approximately four years in Milan in the shop called "Carbognin" as an official supplier of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
He ran several workshops in flower Italy, Spain, Russia, etc...
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Country: Hungary
Name: Tamas Endre
Surname: Mezőffy
Date of birth: 1983
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Tamas spent his childhood in uplands of Balaton living really close tied to the nature. At that time he could realize the feeling of respect of flowers and he had some mysterious and magic contact with them. From autumn of 1997he started the high school in Budapest where he soon got close with the floristry which was very exciting. He was only fifteen years old when he attended a first competition. After the graduation he proceeded the school lik a „Florist and decorator”. Favour of the school he could try himself in some adult competitions as well. In 2002 he has been in Finland for four weeks. That was the Leonardo learning programme. There he worked in many flower shops and came home with lots of experience which he is using nowadays as well. After that he took part on many competitions, events and exhibitions. For example: between 1999 and 2003 in the “Flower carnival” (Debrecen) as an assistant, between 2009-2010 as a jury at the same place, in 2003 and 2004 “Advent”, in2004 and 2005 “Tender of Valentine”, in 2005 and in 2010 in the “Young Florist Hungarian Cup” (Tata), in 2006 “Eurofleurs”, in 2007 and 2010 in the “Hortus Cup” (Budapest) and in 2010 in the “Eurofleurs” as an assistant. He has been working in one of the leading flower shop in Budapest with a great team for eight years. He would like to take a Master exam as soon as possible
Tamas`s results and successes in professional competitions:
- 2000 Young Florist competition 1st place
- 2000 Flora Kecel Young Florist Competition 4th place
- 2001 Savaria Floriade Young Florist Competition 3rd place
- 2001 Flora Kecel Young Florist Competition 1st place
- 2002 Tender of Valentin 1st place
- 2002 Flora Kecel Young Florist Competition 2nd place
- 2003 Advent Competition 1st place
- 2004 Tender of Valentin 1st place
- 2004 Advent Competition 2nd place
- 2005 Hungarian Young Cup in Tata 1st place
- 2005 Tender of Valentin 2nd place
- 2006 Eurofleurs 1st place
- 2007 Hortus Cup 1st place
- In 2010 Water-Music-Flower in Tata 1st place
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Country: Poland
Name: Zygmunt
Surname: Sieradzan
Date of birth: 1985
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Zygmunt attended “Florist school of Małgorzata Niska” (Warsaw) where he got a Title of a Master of Floristry given by International Floral Trade Board (1st place in general classification) in 2006 and “Floral Academy of
Mariola Miklaszewska” getting a Title of a Master of Floristry given by International Examination Board (1st place in general classification) in 2007.
In 2004-2005 Zygmunt attended International Flower Fair in Essen. He improved his professional skills participating in various workshops such as “Wedding bouquets”, “Flower arrangements made of wicker “ and “Integration of flower and interior” leaded by Marijus Gvildys in 2006. In the same year he also took 1st place and 2nd place in audience price at “International Festival of Wedding Fashion TORWAR” and got a certificate of participation from the “D. and Z. Kolesinskas Folk Art and Craft College FLORMA” (Vilkija, Lithuania). In 2007 he got a title of a Junior Master of Poland at 5th Polish International Florists Championship and he won „The most beautiful wedding bouquet with roses” in 2008. That year he also took 3rd place in European Junior Cup for
Young Florists at “EUROFLEURS 2008 FEUPF” in Belgium. In 2010 he took #rd place at “Euro skills in Lisboa” and 1st place at “6th Polish International Florist Championship”.
Between years 1998 and 2005 he was a co-owner of a family florist`s shop called “Flowers” with Wanda Sieradzan and in years 2005-2006 he was running a florist`s shop called “Flowers and...” with Bartosz Szafarowski. In 2005 he was preparing flower arrangements for Christmas Exhibition in Wilanów, in 2006 he participated in TV program „Kawa czy Herbata” (TVP1) with topic “Non-standard male professions” and in „Easter decorations for your home” (TVN SUPERSTACJA). In the same year he helped to set up a florist`s shop in Brussels called Kwiaciarnia Dianthus with Danuta Kosko, he prepared a flower composition for flower magazine „Bukiety” (Christmas 2007) and worked for florist`s shop „Magia Kwiatów”. In 2007 he became a member and later a chairman of an examination board of florist diploma. He performed at various TV shows such as “Decorating interior for Christmas” for „Dzień dobry TVN”(TVN), „Christmas decorations” (2007), “The most fashionable wedding bouquets” (2009), “Easter compositions”(2009) and “Bouquets for Mother’s Day” (2009) for „Pytanie na śniadanie” (TVP 2) and ,,Flowers that remind us of summer” (2009) for „Kawa czy Herbata” (TVP1). In 2007 he attended Christmas flower show at FLEURA wholesale market in Łódź and flower show at flower market In Poznań in 2008. In 2009 he participated in flower show at press conference organized by Flower Council of Holland called “Green energy – energy of green” (Poland) and “Flower Holiday at 7th Roses Festival” organized by Flow by Flower Council of Holland (Poland) where he was preparing flower sculptures. He was preparing summer bouquets for flower show (Tychy, Poland) called “Summer impressions”, wedding bouquets (Turza, Śląska) and funeral compositions (Opole) in 2009.
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Země: Slovinsko
Jméno: Mateja
Příjmení: Iršič
Datum narození: 1968
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Mateja is a mistress of floristry and leading florist for special event decorations. She has been working in this field since 1986. She took 3rd place as a Team on Slovenian floristry competition (2004), 2nd place as a Team on Slovenian floristry competition (2006), 3rd place at INTERNATIONAL floristry competition in Split (2008), 5th place at INTERNATIONAL floristry competition in Split (2010) and 2nd place as a Team on Slovenian floristry competition (2010).
