los angeles floral design: lily lodge

I've been contemplating organic flowers lately. Is it possible to run a flower shop that uses mostly organic flora? While perusing Brown Turtleneck Sweater I came across just such an enterprise... Lily Lodge. I love the philosophy and the story behind the owner, too. All images from their website.

off to the big city

I'll be traveling today, but I thought I'd leave you with this serene scene created by the folks at R. Jack Balthazar. I feel calm already. Photo from their website.

california floral designer: sillapere

Sillapere truly is "a design lab specializing in events and environments", as the website says. Flowing, glowing tents, sophisticated lighting and fun floral design springs up wherever Sillapere goes... Looking at their events I get the feeling that the artists and designers that work with Nicole Sillapere are having too much fun - and in fact when I emailed the company a while back for help in sourcing flowers for a friend's wedding, I got many enthusiastic responses. So they're incredibly nice and helpful to boot! Check out their website for some dreamy inspiration.

floral sculptress: krislyn design

I used to love watching Designer Living with host Sheila Bridges. In one episode she visited a floral design shop in LA that I've remembered for years... turns out it was Krislyn Design. I love how sculptural the pieces are, using both ordinary and unusual natural elements. All images from their website.


Apparently Krislyn Design provides the floral decor for the LA W Hotel... pieces like these pods stuffed with leaves.




Check out the jeweled trees that are Krislyn Komarov's signature sculpture, in the Objects area of the website. I'm loving the version of them with cotton/wool in the all-white shot on the home page.