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A Wine and Cheese evening was held prior to announcing the winners. $4,000.00 was donated to local hospices. (More pictures of the Floral Art and Garden Trail will be on the web soon)

The Designer of the Year competition was staged in the beautiful interior atrium at the Ernest Rutherford Retirement Village in Stoke.

The title for the designs was ‘Artistic Energy’ and the judges were Gwyneth Thomson and Coralie Jamieson.
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Twisting vines over a panel of woven flax and discreet use of orange coloured plant material emits a sign of energy in this design.]]> Administrator photo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:50:14 +1300 http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest095.jpg.html http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest095.jpg.html
Closer detail view of detail in design.]]> Administrator photo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:49:24 +1300 http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest094.jpg.html http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest094.jpg.html
Black bamboo grids holding pink raffia covered discs, topped with lime yellow orchids and other lime coloured plant material give vibrancy to this design.]]> Administrator photo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:48:40 +1300 http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest093.jpg.html http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest093.jpg.html
Closer detail view of part of winning design.]]> Administrator photo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:47:50 +1300 http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest092.jpg.html http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest092.jpg.html
Closer detail view of part of winning design.]]> Administrator photo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:46:42 +1300 http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest091.jpg.html http://fasnz.org.nz/gallery/v/designer-of-the-year/area-doy/nelson-marlborough09/florafest091.jpg.html
A beautifully crafted design, featuring finely detailed mobile placements and clever use of colour to good effect.]]> Administrator photo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:45:52 +1300