I am a freelance florist with over 25 years experience in nearly every aspect of this trade.

Having worked across Germany and Scotland I have cultivated a unique style based on a fusion of Continental ans Scottish floristry, using natural and seasonal materials and a passion for details 

 

 

since 1998 I am working freelance in:

 

  • Creating arrangements, styling for photo productions and

        writing articles for the German floristry magazine

        "Gestalten & Verkaufen" published by Haymarket Media

  • Product development for a service provider for garden centres   

  • Arrangements for exhibition spaces at horticultural shows in Germany   

  • Training seminars for professionals and amateur florists
  • Working for an event florist company
  • Managing the flower shop TWIGS Florist in Edinburgh
  • Creative floral art classes

 

  • Traditional flower arranging workshops for elderly people

 

  • Flower arranging workshops for hen weekend activities

  

  • Individual and unique wedding flowers

 

 

 

professional experience:

 

  • 3 years education in floristry
  • German professional's certificate in floristry
  • 5 years proprietor of a speciality flower shop in Berlin
  • 2 years teaching at a training centre for floristry
  • Work experience in flower wholesale trade
  • Instructor-qualification examination

 

awards:

 

  • 1984 first prize at the florist apprentice contest of

        the federal state of Berlin

  • 1988 first prize at the florist contest of the federal

        state of Berlin 

  • 1999 two first prizes and a third prize with a team at

        the horticultural show contest in Magdeburg/Germany 

                     

 

 

0044 (0) 789 9986 991

esther@estherkuck.com

 

 

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