After years of cooking , the time had finally come : the Europa Cup . The crème de la crème of flowered interior decorator competed against each other for the European Champion title of respect . Sixteen countries participate , each with a home champion as a delegate .
ParticipantsHanneke Frankema make headway the 2018 Dutch Championship and thus qualified for this extra competitor . The other 15 participants came from Romania , the UK , Ukraine , Estonia , Belgium , Slovakia , South Korea , Hungary , Croatia , Switzerland , Israel , Armenia , Italy , Poland , and Germany . The European Cup competition took place in Katowice , Poland .
PreparationThe player were allowed to prepare and practice four task at home . There were several rules for involvement . For good example , the 1/3 - 2/3 rule has to do with the symmetry between the flowered oeuvre and the expression . Attention was paid to surplus so that you do not order more blossom / plant than you expect to demand . There are proportion you have to meet ; every centimeter larger can mean a deduction in point .
AssignmentsFor the first grant , they had to make a table with floral decoration for six people . The organic phone line of Hanneke ’s board were enhanced by the characteristic conducting wire mesh that curl through the design and held the particularly designed water tubes in place .
Hanneke made the wirework at home base : " It ’s four metre long . I could n’t make that duration on my own , and I had help from my mother . For mean solar day , we stood together with the drill , making conducting wire . " Hanneke choose flowers in affectionate tone : Gloriosa Fifty Shades , Clematis Amazing © Sevilla & Kyiv , Nerine , Nutans , and Anthuriums .
Dancing in the rainAssignment 2 was an installation in which 50 % of the flowers had to be put in floral foam . Hanneke had designed a cast atomic number 26 construction base on lotus flowers . The fall - mold chandelier was fill with beautiful deal - blow crank drop that served as vases for the wealth of flowers . The foam was ' hidden ' in the lotus shapes .
With matching vaseThe third mission was a corsage , for which Hanneke had made a frame with copper leaves . grievous , but a feast for the eyes . Filled with various peak , such as Clematis Amazing Miami , orchids , verandas , and passion heyday tendrils from her garden .
Dancing QueenAssignment 4 , ' eubstance laurel wreath ' , was a complicated one , according to Hanneke : " We were send a dance TV , and had to make a dead body for the dancer in which she could move freely , and be lift by her dance better half . "
The details in the musical composition are insanely beautiful . The bodice is made of Davallia roots , a eccentric of fern . The edges were cease with telegram and ironwork . Then she glued the flower on . In total , she had 120 second to do the work . The care to particular was also apparent at the end when Hanneke even took out a torch to retard all the corner of her employment .
PracticeHanneke practice each assignment at home three times with her wise man and help for this competition , Max van de Sluis . On design , on time , on prime arrangements . Until the day of departure , adjustments were made . Five days before the contest , the bloom and constructions were carefully placed in a truck , driven by friends André and Erika : off to Poland .
SurpriseNot all duty assignment could be prepared . Assignment 5 was a surprise duty assignment ; every participant received a metal frame and the same fabric , including Phaleanopsis plants , flat moss , wire , and Polygonum stick .
Most participant immediately started with the joystick and used them to pass the frame . Hanneke went exactly the other way and made a small study , a handbasket of moss hold back the plants , which seemed to float within the anatomy .
FinalOn the evening of Clarence Day two , all 16 player sat tensely by the stage . The hosts of the show called out the names of the six finalists , who were allow to walk onto the stage for the net project . This too was a surprisal assignment . With tropical flowers and a straightforward vase , the contestant could show their skill for the last sentence . Although it was not really in Hanneke ’s quilt zone ( " I prefer round , not square " ) , she got the highest points from the panel with her buff - form aim .
The results
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