Europa Cup Havirov, Day 1, Susie Frank Nørgård - Denmark

Task 1: Symphony in Blooms

What can you tell us about your ‘Symphony in Blooms’?

The idea is to make the flower visualize the music – the lightness, the playfulness. The bottom of the decoration is a piano and from there the sound rises.

What or who were your sources for inspiration for your ‘Symphony in Blooms’ creation and why?

I got inspired by listening to the music of Antonin Dvorak.

Task 2: The Youngest City

How can we recognize the youngest city ‘Havirov’ in your arrangement? What effect do the Gerberas add to the creation?

The table top of the decoration is a mirror and in the mirror the Gerberas are reflected – the Gerbera is the flower of the city. The sculpture consists of only Gerberas in various colours and sizes. I regard the Gerbera as a happy, showy flower.

How can we recognize your style in general? And how is this expressed in this creation?

For me it is typical to be consistent and to cultivate a single element of a commission.

The design as such, or at least an important element of it, needs to be innovative. What is the innovative element in your creation?

The innovative elements are that the heads of the flowers are turned upside down and that a garden hose supplies water to the flowers and forms the shape of the creation.

Task 3: Bridal Bouquet in the colours of EC 2011-logo

What can you tell us about your bridal bouquet? Which techniques did you use?

I used flowers from Tillandsia and Gusmania plants. The flowers and the leaves are spiked on wire.

Who are you going to call first in case you win this competition

My family.

Can you describe the personality of the bride you made this bouquet for?

Fond of colours, modern, dressed in a tight-fitting dress in one of the colours of the flowers.