contents |October 2005

ART & NATURE INTERNATIONAL, FRANCE

4 Gilles Pothier, a superstar of Parisian design is back on our pages, demonstrating at the Paris school.

8 Frank Pieper was also there and Cheryl Banton shares some of his innovative techniques and designs.

WAIKATO DESIGNER OF THE YEAR NZ

10 Dorothy Turner is Waikato Area Designer of the Year 2005. This area of New Zealand is very active in floral design, many clubs with world class designers. Dorothy has often been judged the best and we feature her recent work.

16 Bart Hassam from designerflorist.com in Brisbane, Australia mentioned a 'Standing Strauss' design in the last edition, now he explains the style in detail.

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LET'S CELEBRATE!

18 Kazuhide Egawa of Living Seasons in London, UK has a celebration centrepiece for you.

20 New Zealand designer Colleen Fernie, continues her series with the natural structure of Muehlenbeckia getting the Christmas touch.

22 Let's Start at the Very Beginning! A fabulous floral giftbox with Gail Anderson, Sydney School of Floristry.

24 'The Holly and the Ivy', the last in the series of Fascinating Foliage with Chrissie Harten, of the UK, celebrates the festive season.

26 Ting Chen from Studio Flora in Melbourne, introduces modern minimalistic corporate.

28 Floral Impressions from Tauranga, New Zealand, create a Christmas atmosphere to begin their new series on table settings.

the world as one

40 Waikato Designer of the Year, New Zealand designs that wrap up warmth with orange Roses.

46 Send in the Clowns with Helen Neilson from the Victorian Floral Art Judges Association, Australia and Hortiflor in Paris.

48 Elizabeth Konig from the Takapuna Floral Art Club in Auckland, New Zealand shares some glamourous headwear.

CELEBRATION DESIGNING

34 Designs for celebrations and Christmas, exclusively for you by the florists at Designer Flowers, in Pukekohe, New Zealand.

regular features

42 Happenings! What our readers are up to and the opportunities waiting for you.

43 Subscriptions and backcopies.

45 Clinton Bowyer has the cover story.

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32 Lily Karmatz from Brisbane, Australia shows you how to celebrate Christmas with triangles.

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