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Case Study – Fratelli Woburn Winter Floral Installation

Serving luscious, hearty, fresh, and totally authentic Italian dishes, Fratelli Woburn is an award winning, family owned restaurant managed by three brothers Carmelo, Mario and Antonino Di Giorgi. United by a love of simple Italian produce, prepared and cooked with passion, Fratelli Woburn makes all guests feel like part of the family.

What was our brief?

Carmelo Di Giorgi contacted us to find out if they could hire and whether we could create interior decoration for a marquee they were planning to add to the garden area of the restaurant in the autumn, winter through spring months. Aside from some practical and health and safety related considerations, we were tasked with leading on the selection and styling of luxury artificial flowers and greenery.

What was our design approach?

We wanted to create a warm and inviting dining environment, one that surprised and delighted guests on stepping into the marquee.

We crafted an ‘Italian banquet’ bursting with lush flowers and greenery framed on a vintage ladder which was hung across the top of the marquee. We also styled metres and metres of our bespoke vine and ivy garlands which we thought would work perfectly in the build-up to Christmas and then softened for spring during our New Year visit.

The same applied for the table decorations – we combined oak log slices with a selection of small glasses vase with clusters of flowers and accompanying greenery which worked beautifully for the Christmas season and equally when we switched the arrangements as spring started its approach.

We asked Carmelo whether he thought he got a return on his investment? And if he was happy with the work of our team?

“We were very happy with the care and thought with which Ferris Heart Sloane created and installed an original design. We got a lot of compliments which supported strong bookings in our marquee, and the high quality floral and decorative products they selected definitely married with our brand. We’ve since gone on to ask the Ferris Heart Sloane team to work with us on a number of projects for our Ampthill restaurant Cicchetti, which include the selection and planting of palms in our dining area and a hanging floral staircase.”

Hire With Us, Make Your Mark…

Decorating your event space, video, or need some swag for a show? Our range of beautiful faux flower garlands can be hired for a short period of time – we offer a nationwide service if you didn’t know already. We want to make garland hiring as easy as possible, so if you need a hand putting up your FHS garland, that’s not a problem.

All our faux flower garlands are hand-made, so they’re super special and unique. Crafted using top quality faux greenery, eucalyptus, ferns and wild touches, our gorgeous garlands are a fantastic combination of greenery and flowers. Whatever your colour scheme or them, we can create something based on your requirements.

As well as making metres of beautiful garlands to decorate wedding venues, retail shops, restaurants and other large-scale events, we’ve built a reputation for beautiful, high-quality artificial flower garlands you can use as props for TV, movies or theatre.

Another benefit of hiring is you can use our garlands and style them as you like! So, whether you want to hang a garland from the ceiling, drape over an archway or wrap around tipi poles, we’ll happily help set-up and provide some suggestions, but ultimately – this is where you can get creative.

So if you’re looking to hire a faux flower garland contact us here for more information on how to hire.

Introducing The New Hexagon’s To Our Floral And Botanical Walls

In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ hex, “six” and γωνία, gonía, “corner, angle”) is a six-sided polygon or 6-gon, and we just LOVE the shape and styling opportunities it creates.

Here at Ferris Heart Sloane, we are experienced in creating bespoke shapes for floral and botanical walls from small to super sized. We’ve created a 3-D heart for Marks and Spencer and a large scale Pride wall for Ralph Lauren in a more traditional square. And now we’re super excited to introduce some Hexagon’s into our range.

Pictured is our 2m Hexagon which comes in plain wood, styled with florals or our new botanical monstere green and gold leaf. The hexagons are available for purchase or hire nationwide and we can can create them from 1-5 metres in size. Want the hexagon painted gold or covered in baby blue roses, chat to us!

Looking for an event option and want to suspend hexagon’s from a ceiling, display in multiples in an event space or fix to walls with brand colour decoration? Then speak to us about what we can do. If you can imagine it, we can create it!

Christmas Venue Decoration Done Differently….

Gone are the days of tinsel draped over a doorway, or self-made bunting, now businesses are looking to make more of a statement with their venue’s Christmas decorations. How do we know this? Excitingly for us, last year we were asked by a number of businesses including Adventure Bar Group, Fratelli Italian, and more, to jazz up their Christmas interior and/or exterior decoration.

We love a challenge, and we were very excited to create some gorgeous festive displays. From enchanting Christmas wreaths at Nikki’s bar in Shoreditch, to winter-wonderland inspired garlands at The Escapologist in Waterloo, we couldn’t have been more in our element. Not only do Christmas decorations gear the venue up for the season, it’ll bring a smile to the faces of your clientele – plus some brilliant Instagram shots.

Another thing to remember is, try and get your Christmas decoration planning done in good timing, so when people enquire about booking your venue for their Christmas party, you’ll have something to show them, the more festive the decoration, the better in our eyes.

Here’s some Christmas party venue decoration we created last year for, Bar Elba, The Escapologist, Blame Gloria, Tonight Josephine and Fratelli Italian restaurant..

Our Christmas party venue decorations stretch further than London, so if you’re planning on jazzing up your venue for an influx of Christmas parties and Christmas night outs, contact us with your requirements and we’ll be sure to create your festive decorations for whatever you have planned.

Contact us here to plan Christmas decorations for your venue.

Artificial Flowers And Plant Services – What You Need To Know

Tell Us What An Artificial Flower And Plant Installation Is?
An artificial flower and plant installation is a floral and greenery creation designed to draw attention to your restaurant, bar, event or shop. We use the highest quality faux flowers and foliage stems to translate our clients vision from concept to reality. These types of installations are fantastic at not just drawing the eye but increasing footfall.

How Does An Artificial Plant Installation Come To Life? From Brief To Execution?
Our clients typically email us with a brief of what they are looking for. It can be a paragraph or a detailed document. As a team of creatives we are very visual and love to visit the space in discussion to get a good feel for you and your business needs. After our site meeting, we will send some ideas and proposal detailing our artificial flower and greenery thinking, We’re always happy to show you samples of the plants we use so you have a sense of what the final installation will look like.

How Long Can I Expect One Of Your Artificial Installations To Last?
The duration of our artificial flower and plant installation depends on how long you need it for. It could be a beautiful artificial flower wall for a wedding party that lasts one night or it could be a permanent artificial fern and foliage plant wall for a London office. We build our installations to last the duration of its use.

Can An Artificial Flower Installation Be External Or Internal?
The easy answer is for as little or as long as our client requires. We use fire retardant and UV resistant products for our outdoor work. We always use high quality ‘not on the high street’ flowers and foliage to ensure that the finished look is as fresh and inviting on day one as it does, let’s say, after an entire summer.

How Much Does An Artificial Flower Installation Cost?
Artificial floral and foliage installations and our flower walls in price according to size, and density. We offer our clients a range of options to satisfy every budget and business consideration. We store florals for an increasing number of our clients so they can be assured when they next need to be used they are in ready to wow condition.

Where Have You Installed Artificial Flowers And Plants Before?
We have installed artificial flower and greenery displays across the United Kingdom and in Europe. We have strong expertise in working in retail and mall environments where there are detailed health and safety considerations. We also work with leading bar and restaurants groups.

Do You Make And Install Flower Walls For Events And Weddings?
Yes we love making flowerwalls for every occasion. Our team are fresh floristry trained so our ability to create true to fresh walls is second to none. Our walls are all made in our studio in Buckinghamshire. Our latest wall was bespoke for Polo Ralph Lauren.

How Do I Get A Quote For An Artificial Flower And Foliage Installation?
I have an event coming up and want more information.