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Wednesday, 13 September 2006 |
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Balloon Biography
Originally
trained as a science teacher, Christopher launched his floristry
business in 1983 and gained recognition and industry awards in the
following years. Balloons were introduced to the business in 1993 and
became the major part of the business, which specialised in Weddings,
Special Events, Themed Events and Education.
Christopher has a
great deal of enthusiasm and experience in the industry and is equally
at home teaching a class to complete beginners as he is to those with
extensive backgrounds in the balloon industry. He has taught on six
continents and is well known for his unique talent for making the most
complicated of designs really simple. He is the designer and presenter
of two respected instructional videotapes and has contributed to
industry publications such as ’Balloon Images’, ’Party Times’ and
’Party Party’ magazines on many occasions.
he is well known for
his unique teaching style - believing strongly in ’ education through
entertainment’, and for his talent for improvisation and creativity. He
has taught at IBAC and EBS since 1997, the Asia Pacific Balloon
Symposium since 1999 and many other educational venues and events
around the world. He organised his own Global Educational Tours twice
yearly schedule,and in 2000 became the first teacher to teach on all
six inhabited continents.
Christopher is well known for his
many competition wins,and in 2002 became the first ’Master Designer’ by
achieving first place in a competitions between previous winners from
Europe, held in Florence, Italy. He is also an international
competition judge for the industry.
After almost 10 years of
travelling and teaching, Christopher decided early in 2003 to take time
out from his schedule to spend with his family - his wife Julie and two
young sons, William and Oliver.He was employed as the manager of the
Florist department in a chain of Garden centres, where his creative and
organisational skills continued to be tested to the full. He set up a
series of highly popular demonstrations of floristry, and planned and
executed a comprehensive educational programme.
In October 2004
he was approached by Amscan International to complete the development
of their new range of Latex decorator balloons to be launched under the
Anagram brand, on which he had been working as a consultant since mid
2003. As Amscan’s Creative Development Manager, he now works full time
heading up the further development and promotion of this new line, and
is currently working on a programme of demonstrations and training
courses which are different to any previously offered. His particular
area of interest and expertise is in the combination of Latex, Foil and
decorative products in ways that have been so far unexplored. |
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Awards:
- IBAC 11 - 1995 - 1st Place Centrepiece
- 2nd Place Large Sculpture
- Designer of the Year Award
- EBS 1995 - 1st Place Centrepiece
- 2nd Place Buffet Arrangement
- 2nd Place Large Sculpture
- Designer of the Year Award
- IBAC 12 -1996 - 2nd Place Centrepiece
- 2nd Place Buffet Arrangement
- EBS 1996 - 1st Place Centrepiece
- 1st Place Buffet Arrangement
- Designer of the Year Award
- NABAS 1996 - 1st Place Centrepiece
- 1st Place Buffet Arrangement
- 1st Place Delivery Bouquet
- 2nd Place Logo
- 1st Place large Sculpture
- Decorator of the Year Award
Voted "Best Instructor 2000" by readers of Party Times Magazine.
BACI 2002 - 1st Place Large Sculpture
- Master Designer Award
"European Qualatex Approved Instructor of the Year" 2002
Voted "Best Instructor 2002" by readers of Party Times Magazine.
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Relevant Qualifications
- Certified Balloon Artist
- NABAS Approved Instructor
- Approved Instructor for City & Guilds Balloon Art Courses
- Intermediate Certificate of the Society of Floristry
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Shows & Events Taught:
- IBAC - International Balloon Arts Convention
- IPHS - International Party & Halloween Show
- BACI - Balloon Arts Convention Italy
- Worldwide Tours
- Qualatex Events
- EBS - European Balloon Symposium
- Asia Pacific Balloon Symposium
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Courses available by Chris Horne
For a full listing of courses which Chris can offer please contact him:
Click here to send an email
Also check out the Bezonline Calendar for up-to-date industry events
and courses as well as the Bezonline Gallery for photo event coverage
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