op Chinese bodem aangekomen.

Goede morgen allemaal, hier is ondertussen 7 uur later.
Eindeljk aangekomen in China, nog niet in Sjanghai maar toch.
Gisteravond bij aankomst op schiphol, bleek het toestel volgeboekt te zijn, alleen stoffer kon mee, Johan hadden zij er uigehaald.
Dat leek ons geen goed plan, samen uit samen thuis.
KLM heeft ons daarna op een andere vlucht over geboekt, vertrek nu 21.45, deze vlucht ging over Hongkong en met dragonair gaan wij nu verder, om 19.20 praatselijke tijd komen wij aan in Sjanghai.

groeten vanuit Hongkong
28 graden en 2 km zicht.

rtv noord

Vrijdagmorgen om vijf uur heb ik een intervieuw gehad bij rtv Noord.
het resultaat is op deze site te bekijken.
http://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/nieuws.asp?pid=90063
Zaterdagmiddag vertrekken wij om 13.00 uur met de trein naar schiphol.

radio rtv drenthe

Donderdag hebben wij om 10.00 uur Nederlandse tijd een telefonisch intervieuw met RTV Drenthe. In Sjanghai is het dan 8 uur later.
Wij vertellen dan iets over de voorbereidingen, de bloemen, ect.

programma vanaf 23-03-2010

Programma Shanghai
Day 1 23-03-2010
Competitor Introduction, de brief meeting and site tour 14.00 - 15.00
Welcome Dinner hosted by SMEC 19.00 - 21.00

Day 2 24-03

Delivery and distribution of Competitor Props Shanghai Expotrans 9.00 - 12.00
Preparation begins 12.30
Preparation Day ends 20.00
Dinner at competitors own arrangements 20.00

Day 3 25-03

Preparation Day Begins 6.30
Media Free entry time for photographs 13.00 - 15.00
Preparation Day Ends 20.00
Dinner at competitors own arrangements 20.00

Day 4 26-03

Preparation time begins 6.45
Preparation time ends 9.45
Competition begins 10.00
1st Category (Designers Choice) 2 hours
Public viewing begins 10.00
1st Category finishes 12.00
Lunch 12.05-12.55
Competition resumes 13.00
Surprise materials brought in
2nd Category (Surprise item) 15 minutes viewing time 13.15
2nd Category (Surprise item) 60 minutes to complete 13.30
2nd Category finishes 14.30
Clean up 15 minutes
Preparation time commences (Rear area only) 14.45
Public viewing ends 15.00
Judging commences 15.15
Judging concludes 18.00
Preparation time continues 18.15
Preparation time ends 20.00
Dinner competitors own arrangements 20.00
Public viewing 18.15 – 21.00

Day 5 27-03

Preparation time Begins 6.45
Preparation time Ends 9.45
Competition begins 10.00
3rd Category (Green Tea for Two) 2 hours
Public viewing begins 10.00
3rd Category finishes 12.00
Lunch 12.05 – 12.55
Preparation time Begins 13.00
Preparation time Ends 13.30
Competition resumes 13.30
4th Category (Oriental Pearl Bridal Bouquet) 90 minutes
4th Category finishes 15.00
Public viewing ends 15.00
Clean up 15 minutes
Judging commences 15.15
Judging concludes 18.00
Photographs and interviews 18.00-18.30
Buffet Dinner and 18.30-22.00
Announcement of finalists

Day 6 28-03

Briefing for finalists 10.30
Finalists and assistants move tools to competition area 11.00
Light lunch 12.00
Finalists assemble at rear of stage 13.00
Final rounds begin - introduction of contestants 13.30
Competition begins - Surprise materials brought in 5 minutes 13.45
5th Category (Surprise Item) 10 minutes to view items 13.50
5th Category (Surprise Item) 40 minutes to complete 14.00
5th Category finishes 14.40
Items removed for judging
Competition resumes 14.50
Surprise materials brought in 5 minutes
6th Category (Surprise Item) 10 minutes to view items 14.55
6th Category (Surprise Item) 40 minutes to complete 15.05
6th Category finishes 15.45
Interval 15.45
Judging commences 15.45
Interval ends 16.15
Floral Spectacular 16.15-17.30
World Cup winner announced 17.30
End of programme 18.00
Dinner at competitors own arrangements 19.30

Day 7 29-03

Breakdown of booths 6.30 – 12.00
Departure I check out 10.00

Biografie van Stoffer Veurman

Stoffer Veurman is living in Groningen in the north of the Netherlands where he has a Flowershop for 22 years. Stoffer has been married and has two passions his lovely two daughters and of course flowers!
He loves working for a flowercontest which resulted in 1998 the silver medal national championship of Holland. In 2002 he won the golden medal and he became the National champion of the Netherlands. In 2003 he was the 5th place in Salmanca Spain in the European Cup. And in 2004 he reached the 6th place in Melboume with the World Cup. In 2008 he had the silver medal in the National championships of Holland.
Also he has won several times the flowerparade in Eelde a flowerparade where every year almost 80.000 people are watching. He likes to work with little details in his work and if it is possible he tries to make also the foundation of his arrangements by himself

Dutch Creations official sponsor Interflora World Cup Competition

Dutch Creations is proud to announce it is one of the official sponsors of the 13th Interflora World Cup Competition. The Interflora World Cup Competition will take place from Friday 26 until Sunday 28 March 2010, in the Oriental Riverside Hotel in Shanghai (China).

Dutch Creations is deeply committed to providing high quality varieties to all designers taking part in the competition. The sponsorship will include the provision of the main resources of this competition; the floral products. Dutch Creations is confident that this year’s competition will be a very interesting one with a lot of high quality floral art.

Dutch Creations People’s Choice Award
During the first preliminary events of the World Cup, on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 March you will also compete for the Dutch Creations People’s Choice Award.

The Dutch Creations People’s Choice Award will be awarded to the most favourite designer chosen by the visitors of the Dutch Creations website. Along with the award the designer also receives a travel cheque with a value of 2.500 Euros!

Online voting is very easy, just go to www.dutch-creations.com/worldcup. This website is live from 17th of March. Here we will show all the arrangements you made (pictures, video interview). There will be an interactive voting form so that florists and others interested can vote for their favourite designer.

Inform all your friends and family and let them vote as well! Every personal vote for you will increase your popularity and ranking. We will send invitations to vote out via our database and post invitations on Facebook interest groups.

Voorbereiding en opdrachten

Hallo allemaal.

Na een voorbereiding van bijna een jaar gaan wij, Stoffer Veurman en Johan Wolfard, op 20 maart naar de WK Bloemschikken in China.
Thuis hebben wij het een en ander voorbereid.
De tafelschikking, het vrije werkstuk en het bruidswerk hebben wij thuis voorbereid.
zie foto's.

De opdrachten.
Event one- Designers Choise friday 26 March
Theme: "Flowers on the Orient"
Time allowed 120 minutes.

Event two- surprise item friday 26 March
Theme: to be announced prior to commencement of category
Time allowed 75 minutes ( allows 15 minutes to vieuw)

Event three - Table setting Saturday 27 March
Theme: "Green Tea for Two"
Time allowed 120 minutes

Event four- Bridal bouquet Saturday 27 March
Theme: "Oriental Pearl"
Time allowed 90 minutes

Finals - top 10 competitors. Sunday 28 March.
Events five and six: "surprise items"
Themes to be announced prior to commencement of events.
Time allowed 50 minutes per item ( includes 10 minutes vieuwing)