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Torsten Meiner - Floristmeister

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Personal Information

Surname: Meiner
First name: Torsten
Date of birth: 08.02.1967
Place of birth: Chemnitz
(formerly known as Karl-Marx-Stadt)
Nationality: German
Address: info@meiner-floristenteam.de

Employment History:

In 1996: Examination for Master of floral-design

Deutsches Institut für Floristik (German Institute for Floristry)
Dresden, Germany

Since 1996: Expert Master of floral-design for lecturing and examining secondary and master courses in floral-design

Dresdener Institut für Floristik (Dresdner Institute for Floristry)
Dresden, Germany

In 1998 : Winner at competition “Silver Rose” Leipzig, Germany

In 1998: Participation at competion “Goldene Rose” Hamburg, Germany

Since 1998: Floral-designer for exhibitions, judging panels and projects

Since 2001: Owner of a flower shop
Meiner- Floristmeisterbetrieb
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany

Torsten Meiner is also well-known by his colleagues in the floral branch due to his various shows, demonstrations and seminars at exhibitions throughout Europe and Asia, for example IPM - Essen, IFLO - Essen

After his education in Chemnitz and subsequent masters’ examination at the German Institute of Floristry, Torsten Meiner set up his own florist shop as independent floristry master in Hohenstein-Ernstthal.
He is also a lecturer in masters courses and adult education at the DIF. It is also his technical expertise and practical experience in building and erecting frames that makes him especially suited to be an expert in floral room design.
He successfully competed in local, state and federal competitions as well as international competitions such as in Poznan / Poland where he demonstrated his creativity.
In 1997 he won the ”Bronze Rose” in Chemnitz and in 1998 in Leipzig he won the ”Silver Rose”. Together with the DIF team he won numerous other awards at the federal garden show in
Gelsenkirchen1997 and in Magdeburg 1999 as well as at the IGA in 2003, the international garden landscape exhibition in Rostock.
He also attended trend events of the IPM in 1998 and IFLO in 2000 and numerous professional demonstrations in Europe and Asia as well as the ‘leave taking and new beginnings’ funeral floral design event of IFLO 2004.
Torsten Meiner is a member of the examination committee of the IHK in Chemnitz and of the masters’ examination committee of the IHK Dresden. In 2000 and 2002 he was a judge at the ”Golden Rose” awards.