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Singapore Garden Festival

Judges

Judges

Last updated 17 February 2026
A person stands in front of flowers, with the name "Alison Bradley" and "Scotland" written below.

ALISON BRADLEY, Director and Co-Founder of Floral Fundamentals, Scotland
Head Judge

Alison Bradley is the Director and Co-Founder of Floral Fundamentals, and the Director and Editor-in-Chief of the former Fusion Flowers magazine. She has won several awards for her creative floral designs, including the Best in Show and Gold Awards, and Most Innovative Designer. Aside from being an outstanding designer, Alison has lectured worldwide and demonstrated floral design concepts, and been featured as a BBC Expert on Floral Design, as well as on a BBC documentary about her garden and her work. Alison was a judge for Floral Windows to the World at SGF in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.

Harijanto Setiawan Singapore written under the image of a person wearing a black shirt.

HARIJANTO SETIAWAN, International Master Florist, Singapore
Judge

Harijanto Setiawan, originally trained as an architect, found his true calling in floristry, earning acclaim for his artistic vision in the realm of floral-scape. He attained the title of International Master Florist from Boerma Institute Flower School in Holland in 2023 and serves as a distinguished floral ambassador for Floral Fundamentals UK. Notably, Harijanto stands as the inaugural floral designer in Singapore to receive the Designer of the Year award from the President of Singapore. In addition, he recently served as a tutor in the Interflora World Cup 2023 held in Manchester, UK. Harijanto has authored three influential floral books and has left an indelible mark on the floristry world through countless workshops, seminars, and commercial projects. Harijanto was a judge for Floral Windows to the World at SGF in 2016 and 2018.

A person in a light grey blazer against a dark background, with the text "Takumi Nakaya Japan" below.

MR TAKUMI NAKAYA, President of Floral School “Madka”, Japan
Judge

Takumi Nakaya is an established floral designer with over four decades of experience. He is active internationally and in his home country of Japan. Some of his career highlights include winning the Championship (Prime Minister Award) at the 14th JFTD Japan Cup Competition and serving as a judge in prestigious competitions such as the World Flower Art Contest in Beijing in 2019. Takumi has also showed off his design skills through floral demonstrations in Japan, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Text reads "Petra Konrad, Germany" below a circular image with a blue border.

PETRA KONRAD, Master Designer and CEO of FlowerArt Academy, Germany
Technical Judge

Petra Konrad is a German Master Florist Designer and travels globally to share her expertise, where she taught at various schools including the International Floral Design Education Foundation in Taiwan, Dream Flower Academy in South Korea and the Officina delle Piante Flower Academy in Italy.

A necklace with a charm, and text that reads "Bart Hassam, Australia" in blue and black fonts.

BART HASSAM, International Floral Designer and 2019 Floral World Cup Champion, Australia
Technical Judge

Bart Hassam is a veteran in the floral design industry and has been awarded the Australian Interflora Florist of the Year and the Queensland Interflora Florist of the Year five times. He believes in creating beauty through the plant material, with elegance, appropriateness and a respect for the flowers. Most recently, Bart was selected in 2018 to represent Australia at the 2019 Florists’ Transworld Delivery (FTD) World Cup of Floral Design and became the FTD World Cup Champion at the Philadelphia Flower Show in 2019.

"Max van de Sluis, The Netherlands" is written below a blue-bordered circular image.

MAX VAN DE SLUIS, Flower Designer of Life 2, Netherlands
Technical Judge

Max van de Sluis is a Dutch Master Florist who first nurtured his passion in floral design through making bouquets using leftover flowers from his father’s nursery and his mother’s flower shop. He has a wealth of experience gained from participating in both national and international competitions. Max won a Silver medal for his participation in Floral Windows to the World at SGF in 2010 and a Bronze medal for the same competition at SGF in 2012.