Bloom & Form
Floral Design School — Founded 2009
Professional education in Ikebana, European floristry, event design and botanical installation art.
Our Story
Founded by master florist Mira Sato in Kyoto, Bloom & Form bridges the meditative discipline of Ikebana with the expressive abundance of European floristry. Fifteen years on, our graduates shape bouquets, installations and landscapes across four continents.
What We Teach
The ancient Japanese art of flower arrangement — studying line, space and the living tension between nature and form. We practise Sogetsu, Ohara and Ikenobo schools.
From structured French bouquets to organic Dutch countryside arrangements, students develop technical fluency across the full spectrum of Western floral traditions.
Large-scale environmental work — arches, ceilings, living walls — where floristry becomes spatial design. Combines botany, architecture and event production.
Courses & Workshops
Foundation
A 10-week immersion into plant anatomy, seasonal botany and the fundamentals of composition. Designed for those beginning their floral journey with intention.
Programme DetailsDiploma
Our flagship one-year programme. Students master all three disciplines alongside business of floristry, client management and portfolio development.
Programme DetailsMasterclass
A 5-day intensive for working florists ready to expand into spatial installation work. Led by Mira Sato and visiting architects.
Programme DetailsOur Philosophy
Before the first stem is cut, students spend hours observing — watching how light changes colour, how petals move, how negative space breathes. Perception precedes composition.
We design only with what grows. Our curriculum follows the harvest calendar, teaching students to read seasons not as limitations but as the grammar of their art.
Dyed blooms and artificial stems have no place in our studio. We work with real textures, real fragrances and real impermanence — the truths that make floral art alive.
Studio Work
Our Teachers
Founder & Head of Ikebana
Trained under Teshigahara Hiroshi in Tokyo and later at the Royal Horticultural Society, London. Mira founded Bloom & Form after a decade of international exhibition work.
Lead — European Floristry
Formerly head florist at Caviar House, Geneva, Elise brings Parisian precision and Dutch seasonal abundance into her teaching. Author of The Grammar of Petals.
Botanical Installation Lead
Swedish landscape architect and event designer. Theo's large-scale botanical installations have been exhibited at the Copenhagen Cultural Capital Festival and Milan Design Week.
Graduate Voices
Begin Your Journey
Our next intake opens September 2026. Places are limited to 12 students per cohort, ensuring a deeply personal learning environment.
Scholarship opportunities available for students demonstrating exceptional artistic potential. Contact our admissions team to learn more.
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