Mexico Tropical House Design + Construction

May 18, 2020

My style is a product of my unconventional adventurous family. We were organic farming and homesteading in the tropics and the northwest-half of the year on the Kona Coast of Hawaii and the remaining months on Bainbridge Island. I was raised in two distinct environments and the flora of both run through my veins in the conception of every design.

Mexico Tropical Floral Design

May 08, 2020

I love that tropicals are experiencing a renaissance in modern floral design as we’re pushing the envelope in different interpretations and pairing of styles. As a designer that grew up between Hawaii and Washington, and now with a jungle casa in Mexico, tropicals are in my blood and I can’t get enough of creating wild juxtapositions with their textures and hues alongside the perennial palette of Pacific Northwest flora.

Mexico Inspiration: Tropical Art House + Organic Farm

April 05, 2020

My childhood spanned two organic farms along the Pacific-one on the Kona Coast of Hawaii and the other on Bainbridge Island in the Puget Sound of Washington. It inspired my wonder and continued curiosity of the natural world, and is the core of my creative explorations through texture, form and color in floral design.

Winter Textural New Years Wedding

April 03, 2020

This Portland winter wedding redefined the allure of off-season nuptials. The ceremony and reception were held at the lovely, industrial Coopers Hall in Central Eastside Portland, OR. We collaborated extensively with the couple leading up to the celebration to craft an elegant, moody affair with textural and color cues from the high desert in Oregon. With the sea of candles, we filled the hall with light which accentuated the ephemeral nature of the floral design.

A Year in Floral Installations + Living Chandeliers

March 24, 2020

A selection of our beloved creations over the past year. 2019-2020 has good for the creative spirit! Floral design for wedding, events, private or public spaces, and editorials is full of immense potential to craft environmental installations that transform the feeling and experience of a place.

Spring Flora Field Excursions in the Pacific Northwest

March 19, 2020 in in the field

Happy Spring Equinox, ya’ll! We’re moving into the light and warmth of the year, and our landscape is showing us the way. The trees are bursting with blossoms, bulbs are popping out of the ground, and the grass is a sweet spring green with the freshest scent.

Summer Forest + Urban Wedding at Hoyt Arboretum + Cooper’s Hall

February 17, 2020 in weddings + celebrations

Robyn + Kyle’s summer celebration brought together their love for the stunning beauty of the Pacific Northwest outdoors and feasting on darn good local food and drink with their loved ones. The festivities began with a late afternoon gathering at the Stevens Pavilion in the Hoyt Arboretum, and then culminated in a night of toasting and revelry at Cooper’s Hall in the Central Eastside of Portland. The floral design was inspired by the summer meadows in the Columbia River Gorge, which became a series of sculptural abstractions of unique textural elements for the ceremony site and the Hall.

Harvested from the Land: Floral Design Inspired by the Oregon Landscape

January 10, 2020 in in the field

Robyn + Kyle’s wedding in Portland, Oregon during the summer of 2019 was inspired by the Columbia Gorge dry, textural meadows. Floral and foliage elements were collected through the Gorge to create the living chandelier, ceremony installation and bespoke arrangements.

AMARIE FLORA journal