The fall semester at the Chicago School of Flower Design has begun! If you were unable to sign-up or forgot to enroll, there is still plenty of seat availability in class! Do not hesitate to enroll online or to call Michael or Kim to place your deposit and register.

If the fall semester is not a good time for your schedule, please check out the other dates that we offer classes in Chicago throughout the year. In addition to regularly scheduled classes, we will also be offering a Holiday design Workshop in early December.

It is never too late to learn a new skill or try something fun and new!

Don’t miss this years Annual Holiday design Workshop!!

During this exciting event we will be learning 3 popular holiday designs using a variety of fresh evergreens, beautiful flowers, berries, novelty items, coach lanterns and more! All tools, flowers and materials are included and pre-registration is required. So don’t hesitate to reserve your seat today!

Date: Saturday, Dec. 6th, 2014

Time: 1pm-4pm

Place: 452 N. Ashland, Chicago, Il 60622

Cost: $200.00 per person

Reservations: Call 1-877-322-5666 OR Email: designstar26@gmail.com

The Chicago School of Flower Design, is a great way to master the art of floral design! Founded by celebrity florist, Michael Gaffney, their students learn a large variety of different floral designs. Everything from traditional to contemporary design work is covered during their exciting 8- or 12-week semester. The school provides great training in the art of floral design and their students graduate with a portfolio of their design work. The Chicago School of Flower Design is located in the Kennicotts Floral Wholesale house. This allows our students to access the best flowers from around the world. Everything needed to train their students is located right at their fingertips. A gorgeous mix of fresh flower and green materials are provided to the students during each day’s class (all materials are included with the tuition cost), as well as live demonstrations, flower market field trips, instructor assistance and best of all, hands on designing by the students themselves. Michael Gaffney who has been featured on the Hallmark Channel, Today Show and Huffington Post states, “In my book Design Star, there are 100 tips to flower design, but in class there are 1000. Being in class and having that one-on-one access to an instructor is important to learning good design habits and techniques.”

Classes in Chicago are offered in the afternoon and evenings on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week during the semester. The school is located at Ashland and Grand making it easily accessible from all parts of the city. The school is about two miles West of The Miracle Mile allowing visitors great shopping when in Chicago. There is also free parking at the Chicago School’s location. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. If you would like more information about classes, how to register or would like to try a free class, please call 1-877-322-5666 today!

The Masters portion of the summer semester has started in Chicago and the students can look forward to expanding their resumes to include: gorgeous event pieces, funeral sprays, cascading bouquets and much more as they progress  through the 4 week course.

At the Chicago School of Flower design, we run a masters class at the end of each ‘Design Star’ semester with the intention of expanding our students flower design knowledge.  The Masters course focuses on the larger event, wedding and funeral pieces that are often requested in the industry today.  Once our students obtain and fine tune the instructions that they receive during this course, they can then go out into the industry and put into motion all that they have learned…becoming a true ‘Master of Design’.  We believe at the American Schools of Flower Design, that to be a true ‘Master’, you must gain ‘real life’ experiences in the field using the building block that have been given during the school session, like any other professional field.

We encourage all of our Design Star Graduates to take the masters classes, as we want all of our  students to be fully prepared for success in the Floral Design Industry.

Don’t miss the Ultimate Women’s EXPO and the Chicago School of Flower Design Stage coming this Fall (9/13/14 & 9/14/14). The Women’s EXPO has invited the Chicago School of Flower Design to represent the ‘Flower Design Stage’ and we will be hosting several demonstrations through out the day on Saturday and Sunday!!! If you know someone who loves flowers, or maybe you love them too!!!! Don’t miss out on this opportunity, you will not be disappointed!!

Ultimate Women’s EXPO
Sept. 13th & 14th
Time; 10am-5pm
Where: Donald Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont.