Seasonal Installation Studio – Designing with Mood, Place & Story:Tuesday, September 8th, 10:00–4:30
This is a small-group, design-focused studio intensive created for those who would like to explore how natural, seasonal floral installations are conceived, planned and executed — beyond a standard flower arranging class.
Taking place within the studio and garden environment at The Flowersmith Studio, the session works with an abundance of specialty flowers, foliage and textural material grown on site, allowing participants to design with plants at their freshest and most expressive stage.
In this hands-on, full-day studio session, you will explore how flowers can transform a space and create a strong sense of mood, atmosphere and place.
Working with seasonal material and foam-free methods, the focus is on how installations are designed to respond to their surroundings and evoke a clear feeling, scene or narrative.
The working setting for the day is chosen to best suit the conditions and creative focus of the session, allowing the space itself to become part of the design process.
This is not about copying a fixed installation style or producing multiple set pieces.
Instead, the studio centres on one carefully designed seasonal installation, allowing you to explore the full creative and practical process in depth.
The emphasis is on how design decisions are translated into clear, practical methods that can be applied to real spaces, events and creative projects.
What you’ll learn
- How to observe and read a space before designing into it
- How scale, proportion and placement influence how an installation is experienced
- How colour, texture and material choice shape seasonal mood and atmosphere
- How to develop a clear design idea or narrative and translate it into a workable installation plan
- How to apply foam-free, sustainable mechanics to natural installation work
- How to adapt your design thinking for different types of spaces and settings
What’s included
- A curated and abundant selection of specialty, seasonal flowers, foliage and textural material grown at The Flowersmith Studio
- Access to professional tools and sustainable, foam-free mechanics
- Guided, small-group installation building in a studio setting
- Opportunities to design and contribute individual elements within the shared installation
- Individual guidance and design feedback throughout the day
- A light seasonal lunch and refreshments (tea and coffee)
Time
10:00 – 4:30
This is a full-day studio intensive.
Group size
To ensure a focused, supportive and genuinely in-depth studio experience, this session is limited to just four participants.
Who this studio is for
This studio intensive is designed for florists, experienced flower growers or designers, and confident hobbyists who would like to deepen their design practice.
You do not need to be working professionally, but some prior experience with floral arranging is recommended.
This is not a styled shoot or portfolio workshop.
It is a practical, design-led studio session focused on observation, decision-making and transferable methods for creating natural, seasonal floral installations that evoke mood, place and story.