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history of floral design timeline

By l1xc0re
  • egyptian arrangements
    2800 BCE

    egyptian arrangements

    • Used flowers for decorations, garlands, wreaths and temple offerings
    • Utilized simplistic design principles
      • applied a particular pattern several times
      • example: a typical design consisted of a single flower with a single bud or leaf on either side repeated as a unit
  • Period: 2800 BCE to 28 BCE

    egyptians

  • greek arrangements
    600 BCE

    greek arrangements

    • Are known for creating triangular and symmetrical arrangements
    • consisted of one or a limited amount of colors
    • Used flowers for adornment
    • Continued the use of wreaths and garlands
    • Created the “Horn of Plenty” or Cornucopia
  • Period: 600 BCE to 150 BCE

    greeks

  • 500 BCE

    buddhism, confucianism, and zoroastrianism founded

  • byzantine arrangements
    320 BCE

    byzantine arrangements

    • Brought together Greek and Roman Period influences
    • Began to incorporate fruit within garlands
    • Placed arrangements in baskets, goblets or low containers
    • example: commonly designed trees using foliage and flowers with symmetrical principles in mind
  • Period: 320 BCE to 600 BCE

    byzantines

  • 31 BCE

    pax romana and golden age of rome

  • roman arrangements
    28 BCE

    roman arrangements

    • Continued to use the same customs of the Greek period
    • designs of their garlands, wreaths and crowns were more elaborate
    • Used less graceful designs compared to the Greeks in baskets and cornucopias
    • Began the use of flowers for fragrant purposes
  • Period: 28 BCE to 325 BCE

    romans

  • renaissance arrangements
    1400

    renaissance arrangements

    • Created large, symmetrical arrangements with bright colors
    • more naturalistic look
    • Used flowers for more than religious purposes
    • Introduced the Christmas wreath
  • Period: 1400 to

    renaissance

  • baroque arrangements

    baroque arrangements

    • Marked the beginning of the Hogarth curve, or S-curve
    • created by English painter, William Hogarth
    • Utilized large containers with elaborate arrangements made with several different types of flowers
    • Created symmetrical designs, then shifted to asymmetrical designs
  • Period: to

    baroque

  • early american arrangements

    early american arrangements

    • Created arrangements for personal adornment and decorations around the home
    • Used any flower available and placed all arrangements into household containers
  • Period: to

    early american

  • colonial williamsburg arrangements

    colonial williamsburg arrangements

    • Placed grasses, flowers and foliage into fan-shaped arrangements
    • Began to mix different floral bouquets together
  • Period: to

    colonial williamsburg

  • first encyclopedia published

  • american federal arrangements

    american federal arrangements

    • Began to focus on the charm of an individual flower
    • Strayed away from large amounts of mixed floral bouquets
    • Used fewer flowers in containers
  • Period: to

    american federal

  • united states bill of rights ratified

  • victorian arrangements

    victorian arrangements

    • Used foliage and grasses to contrast textures
    • Placed flowers in very low containers
  • Period: to

    victorian

  • the first successful vaccine against rabies created

  • modern arrangements

    modern arrangements

    • Also known as the Contemporary Florists
    • Combined line elements from the Japanese and mass designs from the Europeans
    • Marked the beginning of a container made specifically to hold flowers and small bouquets
  • Period: to

    modern