astrology

it's already the middle of ramadhan and the festive feel is all around us.  our friends at Astro invited us again to embellish their annual iftar affair, this time at the Hilton.  to provide a look different from that of last year's event and to complement their balik kampung theme, we picked a more vibrant color palette for our flower arrangements.  we arranged rose posies in red, pink and cream alongside lose arrangements of hydrangeas and orchids for the low centerpieces.  for the tall centerpieces, elephant ears provided all the drama.

animal planet

for their 30th anniversary celebration, the people at Yayasan Sime Darby decided to hold a gathering at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC).  appropriately themed to the foundation's focus on the protection and preservation of the natural environment, the people wished to feature representations of endangered animals from the foundation's "our big 9" program in the decoration.  what better way to highlight the animals than to add them to the centerpieces?  so, we set about dressing the tables in alternative copper and olive overlays to evoke an earthly feel. then we created miniature tropical islands on the tables with elephant ears, river pebbles, sphagnum moss and sprinklings of colorful orchids.  we made the islands in different heights and configurations to represent the diversity in our ecosystems.  finally, on the islands, we placed cutouts of the animals from the big 9 list in black silhouettes labeled in green so guests would learn their names.  here's a peek at the look of the evening.

tropical treat

recently, Exxon Mobil held a corporate dinner at the Saloma Bistro and engaged our team to enliven the 60's styled venue. the choice theme was vibrant tropical colors with touches of traditional Malay elements. so, we featured the tropical colors in our pick of flowers and fruits, the traditional Malay elements in the fabric and props. guests heading to the bistro were welcomed by a golden pohon beringin juxtaposed with sentinels of tall tropical arrangements floated on clear cylinders upon black pedestals emblazoned with bold traditional motifs in gold. more tropical arrangements welcomed the guests as they proceeded to the curtained main entranced. once inside, guests were treated to an assembly of colorful tropical gardens set upon tables draped in rich songket. upon close inspection, guests would notice that each garden was arranged to be different from the one on the next table with its own mix of fruits and flowers. it's a practice our team simply loves to do and we know our client loved it too!

gold

we were slightly shaken with trepidation when the guest list at yesterday’s birthday do ballooned from 200 people during initial discussions to 800 people on the day of the event. but thank goodness for elephant ears! these oversized fan-shaped babies were a Godsend when you need maximum coverage when all else failed. so, here’s the look that we put together for our client’s golden jubilee.

easy breezy

the maldives, a pristine haven with endless turquoise waters and white sandy beaches. the perfect getaway for a newly wedded couple who'd just been through a spectacularly splendid 3-day celebration back home in malaysia! so, enough with the grandiose and fanfare. let's just enjoy the casual caress of the breeze and the infinite wonder of the waves in an oceanfront restaurant embellished with prudent loose posies in familiar tropical colors.

hot & spicy

a client was inviting his friend who was from abroad for dinner and he commissioned us to create a floral ambience in his palatial abode that would reflect the bountiful warmth and colourful taste of our beloved country. so, we arranged for a floral feast that was graciously green, brilliantly bright and elegantly charming for our client. we started with the big arrangements having copious canopies of greenery made up of giant alocasia fans frilled with either tufts of bent pandanus and asplenium blades or monsteras. below these, we liberally sprinkled splashes of bright colors made up of mokara and james’ story orchids in orange and red, and hints of blue agapanthus, crimson anthuriums and purple cymbidiums. we next populated the setting with smaller arrangements in various configurations of blue agapanthus, purple mokaras, green, red and duo-toned anthuriums, and yellow cymbidiums. to add a touch of drama, we immersed vermilion cymbidiums in clear cylinders, scattered rosettes of echeverias on bare surfaces as well as upon palm-sized philondendron leaves. here’s a peek at our creation, all tropical, spicy and nice!