On April 8–9, 2025, the International Exhibition Center "EXPO" (Astana) hosted the Open Kazakhstan Contest "The Color of Asia-2025" for florists, flower salons, and decorators, as part of the XII International Exhibition of Floriculture and Landscaping Flora Expo Astana 2025.
The event became a vibrant finale to the creative season and gathered professionals from various regions of Kazakhstan and Russia.
Organizer: "Astana-Expo KS" Exhibition Company
Co-organizer: Kazakhstan Florists Alliance
Five studios presented their original and colorful works:
– "DY.Art" Studio (Almaty)
– "ROMANTIC" Salon (Astana)
– "VESNA" Floristics Studio (Petropavlovsk)
– Team "Frida" (Petropavlovsk & Surgut)
– Team of Elena Teplyakova & Elena Esser (Almaty)
18 florists from cities in Kazakhstan and Russia took part in the individual nomination.
The entries were evaluated by the expert council, chaired by Sergey Karpunin (Moscow), and a creative jury.
WINNERS:
– Among salons: 1st place – "VESNA" (Petropavlovsk)
– Among individual florists: 1st place – Inna Kulyba (Stepnogorsk)
SPECIAL AWARDS:
– "Best Ethnic Motif Composition" – "DY.Art" & Dana Almenyeva
– "Best Florist" – Dana Almenyeva & Elena Semidotskikh
SUPPORTED BY: IAMFLORIST project, Smithers-Oasis (Germany), Decorum (Netherlands), CHRYSAL, “Sunduk-Dizayner” project, "Flowers" magazine, and Decorum ambassador Varya Abrosimova.
The event became a vibrant finale to the creative season and gathered professionals from various regions of Kazakhstan and Russia.
Organizer: "Astana-Expo KS" Exhibition Company
Co-organizer: Kazakhstan Florists Alliance
Five studios presented their original and colorful works:
– "DY.Art" Studio (Almaty)
– "ROMANTIC" Salon (Astana)
– "VESNA" Floristics Studio (Petropavlovsk)
– Team "Frida" (Petropavlovsk & Surgut)
– Team of Elena Teplyakova & Elena Esser (Almaty)
18 florists from cities in Kazakhstan and Russia took part in the individual nomination.
The entries were evaluated by the expert council, chaired by Sergey Karpunin (Moscow), and a creative jury.
WINNERS:
– Among salons: 1st place – "VESNA" (Petropavlovsk)
– Among individual florists: 1st place – Inna Kulyba (Stepnogorsk)
SPECIAL AWARDS:
– "Best Ethnic Motif Composition" – "DY.Art" & Dana Almenyeva
– "Best Florist" – Dana Almenyeva & Elena Semidotskikh
SUPPORTED BY: IAMFLORIST project, Smithers-Oasis (Germany), Decorum (Netherlands), CHRYSAL, “Sunduk-Dizayner” project, "Flowers" magazine, and Decorum ambassador Varya Abrosimova.