Nitra, Slovakia
Mikado Technique & Wedding Floristry
Part 1 – Spring/Summer / Sustainability – Master Class Workshop
March 2–3, 2026
Price: €570 excluding VAT
Language: Slovak
WHAT TO EXPECT
This two-day intensive MASTER CLASS MIKADO – SPRING & SUMMER 2026 is focused on the Mikado Technique, sustainable technologies, and strategic thinking in wedding and spatial floristry.
Participants will learn how to work with natural materials so they can stabilize them, use them long-term, and transform them into technical and decorative elements with high aesthetic and practical value.
The workshop combines theory, detailed technical explanations, and intensive hands-on work on both smaller and larger commercial arrangements for interior and exterior spaces.
WHO THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR
– Slovak florists with professional experience
– Owners of flower shops and floral studios
– Professionals who want to elevate their business, technical skills, and creativity
– Participants who want to work with sustainable technologies and long-term constructions
This workshop is not intended for beginners.
MAIN BENEFITS
The workshop develops:
– Economic thinking when working with natural materials
– Strategic planning for large projects and seasonal installations
– Sustainable possibilities within contemporary floristry
– The ability to create both small commercial products and large-scale spatial solutions
– Work with constructions that can be gradually overgrown by live plants, creating a year-round, ever-changing space with low operating costs
CORE PROGRAM
DAY 1 – THEORY & WORKING WITH NATURAL MATERIALS
– Detailed description of the Mikado Technique
– Principles of stabilizing natural materials
– Working with fresh and dried materials
– Selection, harvesting, preparation, and proper storage of materials
Design work:
– Gift bouquet from spring flowers
– Door wreath
– Demonstrations of additional small decorations for spring and summer
Costing:
– Correct pricing of foraged materials
– Working with budgets and markups
– Pricing for using materials in exterior and interior spaces
Demonstration by the tutor with several types of arrangements:
– Bridal bouquet
– Small table decorations
– Additional spring and summer installations
DAY 2 – LARGE CONSTRUCTIONS & SPATIAL FLORISTRY
– Creating large constructions for flower shop entrances
– Mikado Technique applied on a large scale
– Creating spatial arrangements for interiors
– Demonstrations of how to adapt constructions for different seasons
Connection of:
– Mikado Technique
– Live plants
– Seasonal variations with low operating costs
Creation of commercial products:
– From small decorations and bouquets
– To large-scale interior and exterior solutions
PURPOSE AND GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP
The aim of the workshop is to teach professional florists how to process natural materials in a long-term way, stabilize them, and transform them into technical and decorative elements with high aesthetic and practical value.
This workshop represents the first stage – Spring & Summer.
In the second stage (Autumn & Winter), the work will continue with a different type of products, further developing the Mikado technology and its application in commercial practice.
CAPACITY
Workshop for a maximum of 22 participants – intensive professional training.
ABOUT THE TUTOR – RÓBERT BARTOLEN
Róbert Bartolen is a Slovak florist who has been working professionally for more than 21 years.
He is originally from Slovakia, but he teaches and creates all around the world.
He has worked as a tutor and creator in:
– Chile
– Costa Rica
– Guatemala
– El Salvador
– Spain
– and many other countries
He is currently shaping a new stage of global floristry – Sticky Floristry, which connects modern technologies, sustainability, and a futuristic visual language.
He focuses on using local natural resources and linking them with new technologies, technical constructions, and experimental creation.
Among his recent major projects are:
– A unique spring scene at Flora Olomouc 2024
– The art-floristry project VYRAJA (2024)
Róbert leads professional courses, exhibitions, workshops, and projects on a world-class level and actively helps florists grow and connect aesthetics with sustainability.
PRE-REGISTRATION – RESERVE YOUR SPOT AT THE WORKSHOP
Mikado Technique & Wedding Floristry
Part 1 – Spring/Summer / Sustainability
Nitra, Slovakia
March 2–3, 2026
Payment Options
The workshop price is €570 excluding VAT. Participants can choose one of the following payment options:
They can pay the full amount in a single payment after their registration is confirmed, or they can use the pre-registration option with a non-refundable registration fee of €150, with the remaining balance due no later than one month before the start of the workshop. A third option is to split the payment into the registration fee and two subsequent installments, which must all be fully paid no later than one month before the workshop; for this option, an additional handling fee of €30 is added to the workshop price to cover transaction taxes and administrative processing of payments.
During pre-registration, the participant fills out a form, provides their details, and chooses a payment option. Based on the submitted form, we will then send all further information, including payment instructions and due dates, by email.