Task No. 1: “Parata floreale di Sanremo”

Date and Time	See timetable
Time available	120min
Theme	Flower corso of Sanremo
Kind of work	Car decoration. Free floral arrangement in floral foam.
Description	This work piece should represent the beauty of the Italian flower assortment. The emphasis should be on the flowers, not the construction of the design.
Shape/size	The shape is free. The arrangement must not exceed a ground space of 400cmx200cm and a height of 250cm.
Technique	All live materials must be placed in floral foam. The design and materials are expected to last 4 days.
Preparations	During the preparation time competitors are allowed to make a framework, construction, base, etc… to support the floral arrangement. Technical preparations such as wiring single flowers, leaves, and accessories are allowed. Composition work – e.g. making flower or foliage trendrils, etc… – is not allowed beforehand. Soaked floral foam can be fixed on the construction.
Materials	The organizers will provide the flowers and the Fiat 500. All living materials will come from the San Remo flower market. Each competitor will be assigned a flower cart with the same amount of flowers and greens and same varieities of each for every competitor. However, each cart will have different colours of those varieties. The carts will be assigned by lottery. All competitors will have the same Fiat 500 model. Obviously it is forbidden to damage the car in any way. Any damage will be under the responsability of the competitor. Pictures will be sent beforehand.
Working place/ Exhibition place/ Judging place	This task will be made in the allocated final place. It does need to be transported once it is finished and so needs hence be able to be finished accordingly. Power supply will be available (220volts-16 Amp.). No open fires (e.g. candles/stoves) are allowed. This piece will be judged where it has been constructed. The car will not be driven after the end of competition time, but the flower arrangement/s must allow for the practicality of the car to be driven – open and closed doors, see out of windows – and comply by traffic rules.