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Task 2 - Surprise Task - All About the Bees

Adding an element of excitement, the competitors faced a surprise design challenge under timed conditions.

By: THURSD. | 10-09-2023 | 3 min read
Floral Designs Floral Events
Interflora World Cup 2023

On the first day of the Interflora World Cup 2023 competition, it was time for the second task, a secret one for all contestants at the Manchester Central Convention Centre, UK.

Imagine the nerves when the surprise assignment was announced! They all received a big wooden honeycomb, and they were asked to create a design to celebrate the importance of bees to our planet. 

 

Interflora World Cup 2023 Designs Task 2 quote

 

The shape is free. The design must not exceed a ground space of 1.5 meters. The maximum height from the floor is 2.4 meters. No special techniques are required, all materials are provided by Interflora and they can only use the official toolbox list. At least two-thirds of the finished design must be fresh flowers and/or plant material for them to be visually dominant. 

 

Honeycomb Surprise Task Interflora World Cup 2023
Wooden honeycomb

 

Here's what the twenty floral creators made to convince the jury of their skills.

Thursday 7th September

Task 2: Surprise

Adding an element of excitement, the competitors faced a surprise design challenge under timed conditions in the afternoon. Within just 15 minutes, they must review the brief, flowers, and materials before creating a stunning masterpiece. Brace yourself for an incredible showcase of spontaneity, creativity, and rapid decision-making as these talented maestros bring their visions to life.

Task #2 is 'All About the Bees' - a surprise package using a honeycomb wood prop. The bee symbolizes focus, hard work, teamwork, generosity, and prosperity, and the Manchester worker bee represents this city’s sense of unity.

 

Surprise Task With Honeycomb at Interflora World Cup 2023
Thanh Tran, Vietnam

 

Overall Competition Theme of the Interflora World Cup 2023

The overall theme of this year’s competition was ‘Our Natural World’. Each task has been created to show love and respect for the beautiful planet we live on as well as to capture the imagination of the competitors and show visitors how florists cherish nature and the environment.

All competitors were asked to concentrate on sustainability and natural materials in their designs.

They’re all the best in the business. There were a total of six heats altogether across the three days, including the Semi-Final evening on Friday 8th September, and the Grand Final evening on Saturday 9th September. Each task had a different theme and a quote to convey with the design, and three of them were kept completely under wraps until just before the timer started.

Watch All Designs

If you visited the event on Saturday’s exhibition day, you’d have the chance to see over 100 mind-blowing floral designs created throughout the competition so far. You would have witnessed the evolution of floral artistry and gained a deeper understanding of the craftsmanship and passion behind each masterpiece. Perhaps you have even taken the exclusive opportunity to speak to all contestants in their booths and ask them any questions you may have had about their floral art.

If you did not get that chance, or if you just want to see those works of art again, continue below to check the other designs.

 

 

Surprise Task Honeycomb Interflora World Cup 2023
Jenny Thomasson, USA

 

Interflora World Cup 2023 Katharina Albrechtsen
Design Katharina Albrechtsen

 

Interflora World Cup 2023 Lea Romanowski
Lea Romanowski, Canada

 

Task 2 Interflora World Cup 2023 Attila Nemeth
Attila Nemeth, Hungary

 

Task 2 Interflora World Cup Emanuela Araujo Portugal
Emanuela Araújo, Portugal

 

Interflora World Cup Task 2 Ivan Moreno Colombia
Ivan Moreno, Colombia

 

Interflora World Cup Task 2 Monica Garcia
Monica Garcia, Peru

 

Interflora World Cup Task 2 Saija Sitolathi
Saija Sitolathi, Finland

 

Interflora World Cup 2023 Task 2 Melissa Smedes
Melissa Smedes, Netherlands

 

Interflora World Cup Task 2 Elizabeth Newcombe UK
Elizabeth Newcombe, United Kingdom and Ireland

 

 

Interflora World Cup Task 2 HIronori Komatsu
HIronori Komatsu, Japan

 

Interflora World Cup Task 2 Patricia Aguin
Patricia Aguín, Spain

 

Interflora World Cup Task 2 Solomon Leong Hong Kong
Solomon Leong, Hong Kong

 

The Other Tasks

So, after the brilliant start with Task 1 came some more challenges. Click on the link to continue watching great designs.

Thursday 7th September.

Task 1: Our Forest Canopies – Suspended Design

Friday 8th September.

Task 3: Our Ocean Waves – Table for Two

Task 4: Our Clouds – Bridal Design

Task 5: Semi-Final – Surprise Task - Magnificent Meadows

Saturday 9th September.

Grand Final – Surprise Task - 100 Years of Interflora

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