Black Calla Events
Diana Skenderovic
Diana Skenderovic
Diana Skenderovic is the lead designer and owner of Black Calla Events. She has always loved flowers. As a little girl, she enjoyed every bloom in her mother’s garden. She fulfilled her lifelong dream when she became a part of one of the leading floral design companies in the Washington, D.C. area. As the Director for Special Events and Weddings, for 12 years she was part of the design team and truly loved her job. Diana has always enjoyed meeting new clients, designing and organizing, and finally bringing clients’ vision to reality.
After taking some time off to raise and enjoy her two beautiful boys, she decided to launch her own business. At Black Calla Events, she continues to do what she loves most. She puts her heart and soul into each event and is truly grateful for the opportunity to work with each client.
Black Calla Events at Art In Bloom DC
Hillwood Museum
Ami Wilber
Ami Wilber
Ami Wilber has cultivated a love for nature by creating beauty from it—spending much of her childhood picking flowers from the meadow behind her house to create bouquets for her mom. She graduated from Miami University with a degree in Fine Arts and went on to receive her MFA in sculpture from Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts.
She has been with Hillwood Museum since 2016.
As Hillwood’s Floral and Event Décor Designer, she blends her knowledge of art and floristry to create living sculptures, trying to capture the whims of nature in a composed setting.
Hillwood Museum at Art In Bloom DC
Keith Stanley Sculptural Botanical Design
Keith Stanley
Keith Stanley, ECM, IMF
Keith Stanley is a Washington, DC floral designer and educator. He’s also a resident of Capitol Hill. For 39 years he has worked in retail and special event floristry, and also doing demonstrations and workshops.
Currently he is a Teaching Coach for the European Master Certification program (a floral design school based in Bruges, Belgium), which he graduated from in 2016. He earned the International Master Florist accreditation from Gregor Lersch at Boerma Institute In March 2022. In addition he is a certified teacher for the Sogetsu School of Ikebana.
Structural botanical design is his passion, and recently has created large scale works for the 2022 Floralien in Ghent, Belgium and Hoogstraten Groeten and Blomen in Hoogstraten, Belgium.
Keith Stanley Sculptural Botanical Design at Art In Bloom DC
Springvale Floral
Kory Garvis
Kory Garvis
Kory Garvis, the owner of Springvale Floral, is an award-winning floral designer and hosts a team of head-over-heels romantics and sustainability advocates. Her floral artistry is known for being one of a kind, organic, and ethereal, invoking a natural sense of wonder. Purpose, connection, and intention are the driving force behind everything she creates. A fervent believer in the impact that flowers and art have on a person’s life and their ability to change their perspective.
Springvale Floral challenges perceived limits to build imaginative floral installations balancing a classically beautiful elegance with the intrigue of the natural world. They create organic & unstructured designs that are playful and full of movement.
Floral installations are Kory’s favorite pieces to create because they are so impactful and require more intensive engineering.
Springvale Floral has recently been featured on the cover of Florist Review and Virginia Living and in Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, Carats & Cake, The Knot, Virginia Weddings, etc. They have been name “Best Of” by Washingtonian Magazine in 2021 and 2022 and awarded the “Most Innovative Floral Designer 2022” by Global Wedding Awards 2022.
Springvale Floral at Art In Bloom DC
Helen Olivia Flowers
Lindsay Warden
Lindsay Warden, designer
Rachel & Chuck Gang, owners
Lindsay Warden is a DMV native, through and through. Prior to becoming a floral designer, Lindsay built her career in events, starting with non-profit events and later transitioning to full-service event catering, where she honed her skills in creating unforgettable experiences.
During the pandemic, she stepped into Helen Olivia Flowers for what she thought would be just one day of helping out—and she hasn’t looked back since. With a natural eye for design and a passion for creativity, the transition proved to be the perfect fit. Today, Lindsay has built a career in the floral industry and leads a talented team of designers at Helen Olivia Flowers, bringing artistry to life every day through her work.
Helen Olivia Flowers at Art In Bloom DC
BLK FLWR MRKT
Kehmari Norman
Kehmari Norman
Founded by DC-born florist and community organizer Kehmari Norman, BLK FLWR MRKT is a multifaceted floral and creative design agency that bridges human culture with floriculture and agriculture. Using flowers as our medium and language, we tell stories that represent and empower communities through intentional products and sensory-exploratory experiences. Learn more at www.blackflowermarket.com and follow our journey on Instagram at @BLKFLWRMRKT.
