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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Explore opportunities to develop innovative products.
  2. Develop a range of creative design concepts.
  3. Refine and resolve the innovative design through experimentation.
  4. Construct innovative floral designs.
  5. Refine design and construction skills through innovation.
  6. Explore opportunities to develop innovative products.
  7. Develop a range of creative design concepts.
  8. Refine and resolve the innovative design through experimentation.
  9. Construct innovative floral designs.
  10. Refine design and construction skills through innovation.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

design and construct these types of innovative floristry products:

two custom made floristry products in response to customer briefs

one complex and creative stock display

one innovative display for windows or exhibition within the business

one floral display produced to exhibition criteria

adapt to different display contexts by designing and constructing innovative floristry products for three different site environments

design and construct products using these techniques across the above suite of products:

base medium techniques ranging from basic to complex

hand tied techniques ranging from basic to complex

decorative and other wired floristry techniques ranging from basic to complex

integrated hand tied, wired and base medium techniques

unusual combinations of multiple types of floristry construction techniques

use combinations of basic to innovative materials, across the above suite of products

use innovative combinations of fresh and dry flower and plant materials across the above suite of products:

non-Australian species whether they are grown in Australia or overseas

Australian species.


Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

intricacies of current and emerging trends for floral designs and their use in innovative products

intricate characteristics and interrelationships of the elements and principles of design, and their effects on the style and function of innovative floristry products:

elements of design:

texture

form

colour

space

line

principles of design:

harmony

rhythm

balance

dominance

scale

proportion

contrast

intricacies and use of these design guidelines or forms and categories and their effects on the style and function of innovative floristry products:

decorative

vegetative

formal-linear

radial

parallel

overlapping/crossing

free arrangement

winding

intricacies and use of these floral construction techniques for innovative products:

base medium construction techniques ranging from basic to complex

hand tied techniques ranging from basic to complex

decorative and other wired floristry techniques ranging from basic to complex

integrated hand tied, wired and base medium construction techniques

unusual combinations of multiple types of floristry construction techniques

packaging and protecting partially constructed displays during transportation

complexities of the colour wheel to explore the use of colour and determine colour combinations

complementary nature of varieties of flowers including integrating Australian species with non-Australian species

intricacies and use of an extensive range of fresh and dry flower and plant materials used in innovative floristry products:

non-Australian species whether they are grown in Australia or overseas

Australian species

essential features and use of fabrication and structural support components of innovative floristry products

environmental requirements, including spatial, applicable to corporate and event venue display sites

methods of sketching or digitally representing floral designs

a range of formats for, and inclusions of, comprehensive job specifications for innovative floristry products

primary components of copyright, intellectual property and design laws:

business rights over original designs

business responsibility to comply with laws that protect copyrighted products

potential environmental and site impacts of constructing and maintaining floristry products and practices for:

reducing water and energy use

reducing wastage of floristry raw materials

disposal of floristry raw materials.