Koninginnedag \ Queen's Day Party

This post is LONG over due... But here it is! 


Koninginnedag or Queen's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 30 April (the 29th if the 30th falls on a Sunday), Koninginnedag is Queen Beatrix's official celebration day. This is the day when all of The Netherlands goes orange. It's literally an orange madness. 


Along with my designer, I had the honor of making the floral arrangements for the Queen's Day party held at the Hilton Osaka. The party was a a success. Beautiful flowers, nice music, food and wine. I love parties lol

つい最近オランダ領事館主催の”Queen's Day”のパーティーがヒルトン大阪で行われました。このパーティーのために僕の師匠とスタッフ共にパーティーの生け込みをすることができました。とてもいい経験になり、パーティーもとても良かったですｗ

Love the hanging oranges :)

My arrangement

 

Tulips, calla lilies and oncidium orchid

With orchids

The orchids really add to this arrangement eh?

Magazine Photoshoot

Yesterday, I was helping out with a photoshoot for a magazine called Best Flower Arrangement. The Summer edition of the Magazine features Dutch Floral Design. There was so much I didn't know about what goes into a photoshoot. It took 6 hours to get 3 pictures. lol 

Talk Show and Demonstration at Takashimaya

Back in March, my designer had a talk show and demonstration at Takashimaya. It was a great experience and I had a lot of fun. I was also able to create an arrangement for the event. There was a lot to learn from my designer on how to teach people. There's still a lot I need to learn, but I'm thankful that I'm getting there.

My two teacher/designer

Designer's at work

Flower Show at Takashimaya

In March, there was a Flower Show at Takashimaya. There were wonderful array of flowers at the show including a display by Shane Connolly. In case you didn't know, Shane Connolly is the designer who was appointed to do William and Kate's Royal Wedding. I had the privilege of meeting with him briefly after his demonstration. He was a really nice man, very polite and down to earth. It was nice to understand his aesthetics and his approach to design.

Shane Connolly's Work

My favorite David Austin Roses

My favorite David Austin Roes

S.C's Work

William and Kate

Thunberg's meadowsweet and tulips

Cherry Blossoms and Rose garland

Amazing Ranunculus

Sweet peas, Scabiosas, Pansies and Dahlias

HUGE Lisianthus

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Bouquet with Hellebores

More Hellebores

三月下旬に高島屋でフラワーショーが行われました。すばらしい花がディスプレイされててとてもキレイでした。ショーの中ではロイヤルウエディングを手がけたデザイナーの見事なディスプレもありました。彼のデモンストレーション後に会うことができました。とても優しく良い人でした。彼の美学やデザインに対してのアプローチも理解できて良い経験でした。

Daffodils for my b-day

A friend of mine gave me 40 stems of daffodils for my b-day. The fragrance was AMAZING. It literally perfumed my whole apartment. It was such a thoughtful gift. Daffodils aren't my favorite flowers, but it's up there with my favorites :) They're such  a wonderful flower and they always make me smile. If you wanna know more about daffodils, you check it out on my "Flower of the Week".

友達が誕生日に４０本のスイセンをプレゼントしてくれました。スイセンの香りってすごいですね！部屋中がスイセンの良い香りで充満してましたｗ　春の球根花って笑顔を誘ってくれますよね！最高！

Bordeaux Bouquet

This is a bouquet I made recently. I love the using hues red and deep reds in an arrangement, Bordeaux :) Red is so elegant and lush. I used my favorite tulips in this arrangement, the parrot tulip "Rococo"isn't it amazing?? Love parrot tulips. 

これは最近僕が作ったブーケです。　レッド、ダークレッドをアレンジメントに使うのは大好きです。レッドって本当にエレガントでラッシュですよね：）　このブーケには僕の大好きなパーロット咲きのチューリップを使いました。これは、パーロット咲きのロココという種類です、すばらしいっす！

Will update soon!

i know i havent been posting at all... i'll update soon! I promise!

Poppies From A Few Weeks Ago

A few weeks ago, I got carried away and bought bunches of poppies and tulips. The poppies bloomed beautifully, it started out with a couple of blooms and a few days later most of them bloomed, absolutely beautiful eh?

Just after purchase

After a few days

DFA Prep Class

Today, I had a prep class for my DFA exam. I was able to finish all three arrangements in time, but it wasn't as perfect as I wanted, so I was disappointed... Anyways, here's the teardrop wired bouquet and the hand tied bouquet.

Two of my works

Hand-tied Bouquet

Wired Teardrop Bridal Bouquet