Hidde Klink from Raalte (22) became the Dutch Junior Champion in floral arrangement on Saturday 8 October 2016. A total of 226.3 out of 300 points was obtained by Klink. Second place went to Daphne van Pijkeren (213.4 points), and Joyce Oudshoorn came in third (207.5 points).
Twelve youngsters took part in the championship. The win means that Hidde will represent the Netherlands in the EUROFLEURS European Junior Florist Championships in Belgium in 2017. The Dutch Junior Floral Art Championship took place during the ‘Bloemkunst 2016’ event at Castle Groeneveld in Baarn.
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The participants had to make three arrangements. The first assignment concerned an outdoor plant arrangement in the form of a standing table. The structure could be prepared at home. On location, various kinds of Calanday and Heuchera had to be added to the structure, made available by Dümmen Orange.
The second assignment was a floral foam task. A bottle of wine had to be incorporated into a Smithers-Oasis wreath base. The base itself should no longer be visible, for which prominent use had to be made of the leaf materials of Adomex. The third task was to create a bouquet, with the base prepared at home once more. The candidates were given various Dümmen Orange flowers on the spot to complete the bouquet.
The arrangements were judged by a professional jury, consisting of Martin Groen, Johan Martens en Mara v/d Berg.
Dutch Junior Floral Art Championship
The Dutch Junior Floral Art Championship is organized every four years by florist association VBW. Florists (in training) up to 23 years of age can participate in this professional competition. Through preliminary rounds in 2015, the 12 talented flower binders qualified for the final.
The final of the Dutch Floral Art Championship for juniors 2016 have been made possible by Smithers-Oasis, Staatsbosbeheer (Castle Groeneveld), Dümmen Orange, Adomex, FleuraMetz, the foundation ‘Sociaal Fonds Bloemenspeciaalzaken’ and WorldSkills Netherlands.
The arrangements are still on display until Sunday 16 October at the ‘Bloemkunst 2016’ event at Castle Groeneveld in Ba
The first assignment concerned an outdoor plant arrangement in the form of a standing table. On location, various kinds of Calanday and Heuchera had to be added to the structure, made available by Dümmen Orange.
