Featured Floral Designer for February 2001

Our Featured Floral Designer this month is the innovative and talented Mako Otaki of the Hedge Design Collective. She is well known to her clients as "Mako the Flower Girl."

Mako combines her training in art, interior design and architecture to create memorable, truly one-of-a-kind floral sculptures. Her stunning designs have been featured at many high-profile events in Los Angeles.

See how Mako blends Far Eastern and Western styles into emotional and truly elegant floral works of art.

A special thanks to Mr. Mickey Boitel of the Hedge Design Collective for the beautiful photographs of Mako's work.

Featured Designer: Mako Otaki, "Mako the Flower Girl," of The Hedge Design Collective

Designer:



Background:

Bachelors Degrees in Art and Interior Design
Masters Degree in Architecture

Email:

makotheflower@aol.com

Anthurium and Green Ice Ginger design
Obake and Lady Jane Anthurium with Green Ice Ginger combine in this evocative design.
Orchid and woven palm arrangement
Woven Areca Palm, Lavender Cattleya orchids and Sabin Dendrobium orchids create this wonderful arrangement.
Orange Mokara orchid display
Orange Mokara orchids form this delicate display.
Mokara and Curly Willow
Assorted Mokara orchids and Hala-wrapped Curly Willow branches combine for an astonsihing effect.
Orchid archway
Wooden branch archway with wrapped Monstera leaf, white Cattleya and Phalaenopsis orchids display Mako's artistry.
Obake and Red Anthurium, Green Ice Ginger and Hypericum stems.

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