Hi, I'm Koko. I'm originally from Japan and I'm a floral designer and educator. I've always loved flowers. My floral journey started two decades ago in Japan and took me to the corners of the world. I was fortunate to work with top European and US floral designers in London, Amsterdam and NYC.
Over the past decade, I managed my own wedding flower business in Connecticut (USA) and now I am fulfilling my true passion of helping floral designers to create more beautiful bouquets.
In my small wedding floral business through hard work and determination, I found my own style that gave me confidence, and attracted high-end clients. They valued my creativity and gave me freedom within their budgets.
But, the more I worked on top tier weddings, the more I realized the importance of advanced skills for large installations and effective time management. But of all the floral pieces, making wedding bouquets was always the most challenging and nerve-wracking!
Even as an experienced designer I often felt stressed and unable to sleep the night before, being worried about the bouquets and making the design that I saw in my minds eye. Sometimes a bouquet took me hours to finish. To me bouquet making was so chaotic, stressfull and even painful (my left wrist hurt) due to holding bouquets for hours. Speaking with fellow florists I was not alone. But shouldn't there be an easier way?! This problem lead me and my partner to create the StemSlider System and re-invent bouquet making.
I realize that making elegant bouquets is a common problem for both new and experienced florists. Creating a loose-and-airy, yet artistic flower bouquets is no easy task! However, I believe that this process can be simplified and stuctured - making it faster, easier and more enjoyable. That's why we developed the innovative StemSlider System to streamline bouquet-making.
My passion is to help you become a confident flower bouquet creator, empowering you to explore your unique style and create arrangements that bring joy and happiness to both your clients and yourself.
I hope to inspire, enable and guide you on your own flower journey as you bloom beautifully!