Floral design, as all other art forms, cannot exist without techniques. Literally speaking, they are the actions that transform any creative idea from a glimpse of imagination to a real life product that we can feel, touch, see and ultimately enjoy. 

Techniques are vital decision-making factors in the total design process. They enable us to actually transform an idea in reality. The quality of the final outcome depends substantially on the quality of our choices as designer.

By choosing the most suitable technique for the execution of the mechanics, the final result is substantially improved. The more technical knowledge you possess, your design possibilities become unlimited and this is mathematically proven, as there is a radical increase in the number of possible...

EMC making the FIRST ONLINE FOUNDATION COURSE

The first students of the first EMC On-line Foundation Course have just started their floral education with this new and innovative approach, called BLENDED LEARNING. We are all excited and thrilled to see this on-line experience become a reality!

The idea of having an on-line course was already on the EMC agenda before COVID, set as a project for later in the future. As many, we had to reinvent and re-calibrate the way we provide education, to adapt to the changes that occurred in the past months on a global level, severely impacting the local communities as well. Businesses working different, decisions you cannot control impacting you directly, changes occurring too fast, working with a completely different medium, in...

EMC Takes a Looking back on 2019

As 2019 is quickly coming to an end, what better way to start the new year than to take a brief look back at the foundations that were laid. A Moment with Tomas: EMC New Certification

With many of the EMC Family reaching out to me asking for more information on the New EMC Certificate, I had a chance to sit down with Tomas de Bruyne to answer some of your questions.

Q: Why is this new Certificate Important for EMC?

Tomas: The recognition by the Royal Belgium Floral Association and the Belgium Chamber of Commerce sets the EMC program apart from a workshop.  To receive this recognition, EMC must meet certain criteria including teaching theory, creating bouquets and students  required to take exams.  This means that the students have...

EMC Welcomes Newest Graduates

On September 16, 2019, the EMC Family welcomed the newest Alumni from EMC China, EMC Italy, EMC North America and EMC Belgium who participated in the EMC Advanced Brugge from September 9-16, 2019.  This group made history by being the first to receive the newly Accredited EMC Certificate.  This certificate is officially recognized and certified by the Belgium Chamber of Commerce as well as The Royal Belgium Floral Association. Their EMC journey included numerous days of advanced theory, a trip to Paris, a day out in Brugge and many social evenings together.  Also, as many of us who are EMC Alumni remember fondly, the EMC Advanced Students earned their certification by passing the nomenclature exam as well as the practical, oral and...