Last week we attended
the A.I.F.D Symposium in Washington D.C. Our sales manager, Daniel McClelland,
and sales representative, Diego Plaza, traveled from our New Jersey location to
the symposium. There were beautiful creations around every corner of the event.
(Featured Product: A selection of our Fiberstone Planters)
Renee Tucci, a member
of the Board of Directors for the North East Chapter of the A.I.F.D, along with
other board members, Darcie Garcia and Shannon Total, were asked to creat this year’s Trend Lounge for the symposium. “It's always
wonderful to get together with good friends,” said Tucci, “Our board and our
region are truly tight nit. We discuss business and make decisions to help
support the mission of AIFD. I'm really proud to be included on this board and
in the discussions.”
The Trend Lounge is about creating new trends and styles for the upcoming season for weddings, holiday
gatherings and giftware. “We found inspiration for future looks in the Vasesource
containers,” said Tucci. “Our favorites are the geometric vases; their fun and
funky shape leads them to all occasions from elegant to casual. We like that
they were matte, as we think the trend will be moving away from shiny/lacquer soon.”
Along with the black matte GEOs, Tucci also used the HAILSV and the BRIM collection.
(Pictured: Black Matte GEOs, HAILSV & Silver Brime)
When asked about what
inspirations Tucci draws from when creating an arrangement, she had this to
say: “The inspiration really comes from the assignment or project itself. The
bride and groom that got engaged in Paris, the birthday girl who has seen a lot
in her 80 years, the patient who needs some cheer until they can get back on
the golf course, all of these things drip into our subconscious as we are
pulling together our designs. Pair that with the most current design techniques
that we are constantly educating ourselves on, and you've got a recipe for
flower magic!”
(Pictured: Gold BRIM collection)
We loved the arrangement that Tucci and her team had created for the Trend Lounge.
The AIFD North East
Region is planning all kinds of exciting events over the next year. To learn
more of what’s to come, you can join the AIFD NE Chapter Facebook group.
Vasesource has its roots in New York City, where it was founded in
1998 by Itzik Yakobi, a man with grand designs on the floral
industry. Our aim is to provide an exceptional range of products
with personalized customer service. In 2014 Vasesource acquired
YBS Imports, a move that gave wholesale florists access to our
unique designs. Today we supply floral studios, event planners,
hotels and online stores along the East Coast, across the nation,
and around the world.