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2800 BCE
Egyptian Period
Egyptian Period (2800 B.C. - 28 B.C.)- Simple and orderly
- Patterned designs
- Chaplets, Wreaths, Garlands, and Flower Collars
- Religious, Ceremonies, Decorative Purposes
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Period: 2800 BCE to 1400
Classical Period
Classic Period (2800 B.C. - 1400 A.D.) -
600 BCE
Ancient Greek Period
Ancient Greek Period (600 B.C. - 146 B.C.)- For celebration, wreaths, garlands to honor heroes Cornucopia also known as Horn of Plenty
- Did not arrange flower in vases,
- Spread flowers and petals loosely on trays and on tables
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28 BCE
Roman Period
Roman Period (28 B.C.- 325 A.D.)- Continued with wreaths and garlands
- Filled containers and baskets with fruits and arrangements
- Blossom filled scarves placed on religious alters
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320
Byzantine Period
Byzantine Period (320 A.D. – 600 A.D.)- Symmetric and cone-shaped tree
- Garlands in twisted and spiral effect
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476
Middle Ages
Middle Ages (476 A.D. – 1400 A.D.)- Floral designs in this period is not much known, which learnt from tapestries
- Flowers arranged in vases, wreaths and garlands at churches
- Symmetric groups in Chinese flasks show Chinese influence
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Period: 1400 to
Development of European Floral Designs
Development of European Floral Designs (1400 A.D. - 1901 A.D.) European culture has had a tremendous impact on floral art and design. Through the centuries, the Europeans used various styles to arrange and display their floral materials. -
1500
Renaissance Era
Renaissance Era (1400 A.D. - 1600 A.D.)- Inspired from classical art forms
- Religious symbolism: rose meant love and sacred; lily meant fertility, purity and virginity
- Floral arrangement with masses of flowers were large, tall, pyramidal, compact, and symmetrically balanced
- Garlands hung from vaulted ceilings of cathedrals and on walls
- Bright colours contrasted with plastered walls
- Containers were often bowls, jugs, or urns
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Dutch-Flemish Period
Dutch-Flemish (1600 A.D. - 1814 A.D.)- The baroque arrangements in the Dutch-Flemish style were more compact and proportioned in large oval form
- A great variety of flowers in one vase arrangement; prominent flowers placed in positions within the arrangement where they would receive the most attention
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Baroque Period
Baroque Period (1600 A.D. - 1775 A.D.)- Floral designs accessible to middle class instead of just church and nobility, over-decoration and gaudy interiors were common
- Began with symmetrical oval-shaped designs characterized by bold colors and heavy ornamentation to demonstrate the power and wealth
- New technique of asymmetric balanced curved designs was then developed: C (curved) and S (Hogarth) shapes
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French Transition
French TransitionFrench Baroque Period (1600 - 1700)
- Casual, fragile, delicate, French Country design
- topiary design
- Mass symmetric fan-shaped or triangle design with no focal point in highly-ornated vase Rococo and Louis XVI Periods (1750 - 1800)
- Feminine and open design, cooler colours
- Lavish containers Empire Period (1804 - 1814)
- Militaristic in theme and masculine in quality
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English – Georgian Period
English – Georgian Period (1714 A.D. - 1837 A.D.)- Fragrant flower believing that perfume would rid the air of diseases
- Nosegays were created to keep flowers close by
- corsages and boutonnieres
- Arrangements were formal and symmetrical with a variety of flowers
- Flower–filled bough-pot were set by fireplaces
- Wedgwood and ceramic containers were used for expensive arrangements
- Miniature arrangements in bud vases were introduced
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Biedermeier Period
Biedermeier Period (1815 A.D. - 1848 A.D.)- Conical form
- Structured and compact design consisted of rings of circles or spirals of flowers, berries, etc. with each ring containing one type of plant material which contrasts with the ring adjacent to it or to the continuing spiral
- Use of contrast of color, form, and/or texture to create interest in the design
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English – Victorian Era
English - Victorian Era (1837 A.D. - 1901 A.D.)- Lavish, formal and compact decorations, heavy colours in triangular and circular shaped arrangements with a variety of foliage and fruits
- A set of rules called floriography was enforced during this era; flowers were carefully selected for their symbolism to create flower arrangement that imbued feelings
- Battle with two styles: compact and mass style, and open and informal arrangements
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Art Nouveau Period
Art Nouveau Period (1890 A.D. - 1910 A.D.)- “New Art" as a reaction to the strict art styles of the Victorian Era
- Asymmetric form, with blossoming and cascading displays
- Emphasized natural curves and rhythm and were displayed in similarly curved containers
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Period: to
Modern Period
Modern Period (1890 A.D - Present)- Greatly influenced by Japanese floral design styles which emphasizing the use of space, simplicity, and rhythm in design
- Development of contemporary line and line mass arrangements
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Art Deco Period
Art Deco Period (1925 A.D. - 1940 A.D.)- Modernistic influenced by mathematics and geometry
- Strong, streamlined, geometric lines, forms and patterns, such as zig-zag, pyramids, sub burst motifs
- Containers showed geometrically bold and modern patterns in silver, black or chrome colours
- Flower arrangement in matching design with the container used
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Free Form Expression
Free Form Expression- Expression of movement and freedom
- Emphasizing the difference on the textures on materials used
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Period: to
Present
Present- Both traditional and linear arrangements continue to be important in modern design and decoration.
- Materials like Floral Foam, shaping wire, and individual water phials give us unlimited ways to create beautiful floral arrangements that can last longer than ever before.
