Start Trek Bouquet

For my final project in the CCSF wedding design class, I tried to imagine what the bouquet would look like at a Star Trek wedding. Imagine the bride wearing the regulation red velor mini-dress "uniform" from the original 1966 series. Part of the reason I wanted to do it was that it wasn't just a compelling vision of the future, it was a 1960's view of the future, around the same time similar design ideas were also appearing in the NY World's Fair and the original Tomorrow-land (Disneyland). In keeping with the theme, I used lots of bright solid colors and unusual materials.

A pair of large vase arrangements created today by Carolina Herrera, Yun Kyung Park & myself at CCSF.

Modern Fall Wedding - CCSF

This selection of arrangements was a group project for my Advanced Floral Design class. The theme was "Modern Fall Wedding at the SF W Hotel," inspired by some arrangements featured in the April 2010 issue of Flowers& magazine. Everyone in the group helped create these, but each person was primarily responsible for the following: Kim Munson (Bride's bouquet and overall design); Yun Kyung Park (cake display);  Federico Lupercio (Mother-of-the-Bride corsage & Groom's boutonniere);  Tamar Farajin (centerpiece collage & project storyboard);Carolina Herrera (altarpiece & project presentation).

Although we presented this at 11am, we thought of this as an early evening in downtown SF, with fall colors accented by warm candlelight.

Ylvisaker - Trends in Floral Design

The slides above are cell snaps from a floral design demo by Kevin Ylvisaker AIFD, PFCI sponsored by the local unit of Teleflora hosted by Brannan Street Floral Wholesale at the SF Flower Mart.

Kevin created all the arrangements in these photos. In the captions, I discuss points that he brought up as he created the arrangements, but overall his main points were:

Martha style arrangements are dead. Many people still like them, but that's not where contemporary design is going. Monotone and grouped designs are popular. Design is more spare and architectural, and not so much about round mounds of mixed flowers.

Turquoise will be the happening color of the year. Bright colors like lime green, orange, hot pink and bright purple are still trendy. Chocolate is out, and has been replaced by a warm gray/black Charcoal.

More flowers, less greenery. Use moss to cover foam if needed. Even garden style arrangements are more structured.

We love glass cubes. We fill them with colored foam, colored foam shapes, dyed beads, colored wire, curly willow and grasses.

Glitter and dyed flowers are popular. Especially flowers dyed blue.

There was lots more information, and I was fascinated with how quickly and deftly Kevin could create design after design, while talking and joking the whole time.  I would think these same trends are probably appearing in most creative endeavors.

Bouquets to Art 2010

Cel snaps of the amazing floral designs on display at the de Young's annual Bouquets to Art event, in which designers from around the bay area create pieces based on works in the de Young's permanent collection. April 20-24, 2010.

I was pleased to assist on the event this year with other CCSF students, particularly the opportunity to help Kiko Zimmerman of tk designs prep for her demos. Her designs were spectacular!