From 2800 B.C. to 28B.C. this culture used flowers for decorations that were simple and displayed repeating patterns. They also used obtained water from irrigation.
Who are the Egyptians?
Design style based on Buddhist principals of dominance, proportion, balance and rhythm. Focus is on lines, not color and incorporates three lines.
What is Ikebana?
Rikkwa and Ikebana
What are the two Japanese styles?
Chinese and Japanese
What two civilizations inspired oriental floral designs?
fresh, dried or artificial flowers
What is floral designs are created created with.
From 28 B.C. to 325 A.D. used less graceful designs than the Greeks, but were more elaborate. They also began to use flowers for their fragrance. They were the first to place roses on a casket.
What is the Roman period?
From 1820 to 1901, this style was popular which began to use foliage and grasses for texture.
What is the Victorian period?
This period used the following in designs;
– tulips – peonies – roses – marigolds – snowballs (viburnum) – iris – “weeping” grasses – bulb flowers – tropical flowers – wildflowers – fruit – birds’ nests – shells – jewelry – rich fabrics
Who are the Flemish?
This style of arranging includes;
Early American • Colonial Williamsburg • American Federal • Modern
What is American?
Common flowers used in this style of design are;
– Lotus – Acacia – Roses – Water lilies – Violets – Madonna lilies – Narcissus – Jasmine – Poppies
What is the Egyptian style?
Shins- heaven
Soe- mankind
Tai- Earth
What are the terms used for the three lines in Ikebana design and what they represent.
The relationship between floral materials and the size of the container concept origin.
What is the Japanese?
First to use water and containers in floral design, this culture used religious, simplistic design ideas in arrangements that were placed on alters, around the house and as personal adornment.
How did the Chinese used flowers?
friendship, sympathy, love and celebration.
What have floral designs been used as symbols of?
This type of influence included the following eras;
Renaissance – Flemish – Baroque – Victorian
What are the European Influences?
From 1400 to 1700 this style introduced oval designs with mismatched flowers. Designs were lavish with different shapes, textures and colors with creative depth and dimensions and commonly placed in urns.
What is the Flemish era?
This period used flowers and foliage to create large overdone arrangements such as:
Tulips – Lilies – Anemones – Dahlias – Fuchsias – Asters – Bleeding hearts – Roses – Common garden flowers
What is the Renaissance?
From 1780 to 1820 began to focus on the charm of an individual flower, strayed away from large amounts of mixed floral bouquets and used fewer flowers in containers.
What is American Federal style?
Garlands and wreaths were first influenced by this culture.
What is Egyptian?
Term for filler flowers in Ikebana designs and has three patterns Shin, Cyo and So.
What is Nejime?
The term for this design style means standing flower. This style was used when adorning Buddhist alters, were symmetrical and upright flower arrangements.
What is Rikkwa
This culture used rhythm, organic form, trueness to nature, color, placement of object in the field and style in their designs.
What are the Japanese.
special occasions
When are floral designs commonly displayed?
The "Horn of Plenty" aka cornucopia was created by this classical culture.
Who were the Greeks?
The first commercial or paid florist came into existence during this design period that lasted from 600 to 150 B.C.
What is the Greek period?
In this era, women carries bouquets to social gatherings and flower arrangements were in very low containers and given as a sign of affection.
What is the Victorian era?
From 1740 to 1780 grasses, flowers and foliage were formed into fan-shaped arrangements and mix different floral bouquets together.
What is Colonial Williamsburg influence?
Egyptians Greeks, Romans and Byzantines are considered this type of influence in floral design.
What is classical?
The most common and formal pattern in Ikebana designs. This style uses flowers and plants in upright containers so they grow naturally.
What is the Shin pattern?
Vertical lines in Japanese flower arrangements.
What is Shin?
The person who invented the six cannons.
Who is Hsieh Ho
religious and cultural
Why floral designs are often used.
This era was from 320 to 600 A.D. It brought the Greek and Roman influences together. For example, fruit was assed to garlands and designed symmetrical trees using foliage and flowers.
What is the Byzantine era?
This period ran from 1600 to 1775 and created designs asymmetrical (sides are not the same but still balanced).
What is Baroque?
The design era that used the following in designs;
−iris −marigold −lily −peony −canna −narcissus −hollyhock −roses
What is Baroque?
Flowers that were used in this design.
Anemones – Hollyhocks – Phlox – Sunflowers – Violets – Bachelor button – Marigolds – Strawflowers – Daisies – Dianthus – Snapdragons
What is Colonial Williamsburg?
This pattern of Ikebaba is moderately formal, uses curved graceful lines of stems in an upright container.
What is Cyo?
The 3rd Ikebana style pattern are the least formal and contain broad sweeping lines that are horizontal and in low containers.
What is the So pattern.
Japanese design style that portrays natural landscapes.
What is a Rikkwa design.
The six cannons are......
What are:
– rhythm – organic form – trueness to nature – color – placement of the object in the field – style
This provides florists further knowledge and skill and increases their income potential.
What is a certification or degree.
This design period created triangular symmetrical arrangements with these types of flowers.
Roses – Hyacinths – Lilies – Iris – Narcissus – Violets – Grape leaves – Herbs – Seed pods
What is the Greek period?
From 1400 to 1600 this design style used large symmetrical arrangements with bright colors for a more natural designs. Flowers were uses for more that religious purposes.
What is the Renaissance period?
Christmas wreaths were introduced in this design period.
What is the Renaissance?
In 1910 designers began to combine line elements from the Japanese and mass designs from the Europeans. This is also when containers were made specifically to hold flowers and small bouquets.
What is the Modern era?