Robert Haynes

My name is Robert Haynes and I am an accredited demonstrator (British Sugar Craft Guild) and International teacher and also the owner of the Sugar Flower Studios in London. UK

I am a full qualified professional chef and have worked in the food and beverage industry for over 25 years, specialising in hospitality and fine dining, where I developed an eye for layout and presentation. As a hobby I made celebration and wedding cakes for family and friends and it was by designing and creating these that my passion for sugar craft grew

As a completely self-taught sugar crafter, I learnt through reading books and studying the anatomy of flowers and foliage and wished I had access to classes and teachers to learn from. I myself, have a patient temperament when teaching, while still being full of energy & enthusiasm. As a very hands-on teacher I am keen to impart all that I know and gain enormous satisfaction from seeing the delight in my student’s faces when they achieve such brilliant results

One of my particular skills is recreating life-size botanically correct blooms which I show-case as pieces of art. I have also written a number of articles in various Sugar Craft magazines and have been commissioned for numerous “step by step” tutorials in floral design