FTD World Cup 2019

We can hardly believe that one year ago was the start of an incredible weekend of competition for 23 countries represented by the best of the best in floral design!!

Look who we ran into at Fiesta Parade Floats? It’s Mexico’s team from the 2019 FTD World Cup - Leopoldo Gomez Caf and Cindy Q. Pham Aifd!! Can’t wait to see their floral designs heading down Colorado Blvd in the 2020 Rose Parade!! #roseparade #powerofhope

Eight months ago today, the world held its breath as 23 countries vied to be the next Interflora World Cup Champion. To commemorate the joy and pageantry of those three incredible days, we have created a commemorative photo book. Copies can be ordered directly through Shutterfly. International shipping is available.

Who else is missing the excitement, the anticipation, the blood, sweat and tears poured into FTD World Cup? We do! We do! #tbt #takemebackthursday #ftdworldcup

We saved the best for last! Today we look back at the designs created by the 2019 FTD World Cup Champion Bart Hassam from Australia. Bart Hassam seeks to create beauty through plant material, with elegance and appropriateness - but above all, with a respect for the flower. Mr. Hassam was born in 1977 in the town of Bundaberg on the east coast of Australia and was brought up there by his maternal grandparents. His paternal grandmother encouraged his passion for flowers and pl...ants and introduced him to the world of floral design. He created his first wedding bouquet for a family wedding at age 13 and competed frequently in Floral Art competitions. After graduating from secondary school, he went on to further study and completed a Certificate of Commercial Floristry in 1996. Mr. Hassam spent most of 1996 to 2004 working in Japan as a floral design assistant to Japanese floral designer Yoko Takahashi. In 2004, he returned to Australia to pursue a professional floral design career as well as competitive floristry - winning the Interflora Australia Florist of the Year Competition five times and winning the 2011 Intercontinental/Asia Cup held in Taiwan. In 2012, Mr. Hassam became Head Designer for French Flowers in Brisbane and in 2018 co-created Maison Fleur Floral Design. He exhibits, demonstrates and teaches floral design regularly in countries all around the world. View all of Bart’s winning designs from FTD World Cup. #takemebacktuesday #barthassamfloraldesign #barthassam @barthassamfloraldesign @maisonfleurfloraldesign @shaunalarsen @ginchigoo