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During the 2025 AIFD Symposium
Join one of Europe’s most colorful and fascinating floral artists as she shares her award-winning techniques for creating intricate floral jewelry.
Fanciful Floral NecklacesDuring the AIFD Symposium
Monday, July 14, 2025
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.San Jacinto Room
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
Palm Springs, California
During this two-hour master class, students will discover how Prijo selects her materials, arranges colors, and combines techniques to create unique and innovative flowers to wear.
The class project will include the creation of a decorative floral necklace combining different variations of handcrafted techniques such as weaving, twisting, plaiting, and gluing. Participants will learn how to arrange botanical materials in regular and irregular rhythm, creating perfect balance and harmony. Fanciful Floral Necklaces will open multiple opportunities in your approach to flowers to wear.
“Pink Lady” Pirjo Koppi is a passionate spokesperson for floristry. Koppi graduated as a florist in 1995 and took her Master Florist Exam in 2000. She is a floristry teacher for Finnish Florists’ Association and a Florint Certified Floristry Judge. Koppi is a Floral Fundamentals Ambassador and FLOOS-Master Florist.
Her first floral demonstration was held thirty years ago. Since that time, she has performed and taught workshops at flower shows in various countries around the world. Koppi also owns a flower shop with her best friend Tina Koskinen.
Koppi’s first competition was in 1996. She was named Finnish Champion in 2007, later capturing numerous first places, as well other top rankings such as third place in both 2015 World Cup in Berlin and the 2016 Europa Cup in Genoa. She also represented Finland in the 2019 FTD World Cup in Philadelphia.
Koppi’s floral designs may be found in several publications. Her first book ”Beautification with Floral Jewelry” was published in 2014.
A Master Class to Add to Your Lifetime of Learning
Proceeds to benefit the AIFD Foundation
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