Aija Žagarinia
One of the leading instructors, Aija Žagarina, is a member of the Latvian Florists
Association, a participator in international contests and exhibitions, and a
staff writer for the “Floristika“ magazine. After displaying her floral arrangements
in the US Minneapolis Institute of Floristry in 1999, the US Association of Florists
(The American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) and American Advertising Federation
(AAF) granted her a Corresponding Guest status. Since 2000, Aija has taught in
the School of Floristry in Minsk (Belarus), in Saint Petersburg, Kiev, and the
Rita Garaisis (Latvia) School of Floristry, which is famous for its suburb floristic
education.
Stanislav Zubov
In 1992, Stanislav Zubov became the leading instructor of the Moscow International
Floristry School “Nikol.“ Following the lead of the founder of this school, famous
Swiss florist Nikole von Boletsky, Stanislav became a professional floristry
instructor. S.Zubov, the leading instructor of S.Kaminskas School of Floristry,
is famous not only in Russia, but also in South Korea, where he was granted the
status of Honored Guest. From 1997 to 1999, S.Zubov organized several shows in
floristry schools in Seoul. Thanks to the instructor‘s persistence and outstanding
ability to pass his expertise to the students, our School of Floristry has made
a good name for itself both in Lithuania and abroad.
Sigutis Kaminskas
Internationally recognized floral design professional, Sigitas Kaminskas, is
the founder and director of the School of Floristry, and has 18 years of experience
in the floristry field. During that period, Sigitas has opened two floral shops
in Klaipėda, where he successfully combines his floristry expertise and floral
business. S.Kaminskas is not only a participant of national and international
contests, but also the organizer of similar events. For a number of years now,
Sigutas has been invited to participate and represent Lithuania in Land Art
festivals that take place in various European countries, such as Switzerland,
Italy, and Spain. In 2003, S.Kaminskas participated in a show organized by the
Minneapolis Institute of Floristry where he demonstrated the achievements of
European floristry schools to a North American audience, and was granted the
significant award of US Florists Association for a distinguished service to
the floral industry.
