LUCE SMITH

OXFORD/LONDON/ITALY

A BIT ABOUT ME

Floral Designer, Crafter, Ex-Engineer.
Love: art, making, creating, learning new crafts, interior design, architecture, nature, travel, sport, animals....

A favourite flower… Garden Rose, Peony, Cosmos, Sweet Peas, Frittilaria, Hydrangea peniculata....the list goes on....

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Hi, I’m Luce, and I am passionate about creating beautiful and experiential settings and events through floral and creative design.
As a highly creative individual with strong technical capability and partnered with a can-do attitude, I am a committed creative problem solver. With a background in design, events and engineering environments, I possess a broad ranging transferable skill-set. Both a self-starter and dedicated team member, I am quickly able to engage in new environments. Reliable and personable, with proven managerial ability and excellent organisational capacity, I am looking for further opportunities to utilise and develop my skills, whilst always aiming to deliver first class results.

4 years retail florist - shop work
6-month luxury-events season as Floral Designer (Italy)
2 Years as a Floral Design Manager based in London, designing & managing florals projects for high-end clients across London and beyond
2/3 Years Freelance - in Italy & UK as florist and floral/event designer for Italian Wedding Planning company, Italian Floral Design company and UK Floral Design Companies.

Experience:

Advanced - 8/9 years

PREFERRED TYPE OF FLORISTRY WORK

Creative Events, Weddings, Styling, Brands - showcasing nature with romantic, garden and seasonally inspired designs....and/or unique structural styling jobs using flowers alongside styling elements to create striking new experiential events.