Palo Onder Floral Designer/ Consultant and Artist

PALO ONDER
FLORAL DESIGNER
CONSULTANT AND ARTIST



Palo has been working with flowers for over 21 years now. He also has many years of experience as a retail and contract florist. "Palo spends his time travelling within Europe as well as working for top class hotels, restaurants, institutions and films. palo is renowned for his impeccable eye for detail and fresh ideas…



“Palo Onder is proud t

o be accredited to many of London's most prestigious venues. His years of experience within these unique spaces ensure workable designs, understanding the practicalities whilst complimenting the individuality of each venue. He also works at many venues outside of London and internationally.”



BACKGROUND



From Slovakia, his birth place, Palo acquired his broad knowledge about floristry, botanics and management. Shortly after finishing his studies he moved to Ireland where he spent 10 years of his live, improving his technique and gathering an interesting professional network. An endless fight to achieve his dream of becoming one of the most renowned florists in the industry, pushed him to move to London where he found himself like at home. In just three years living in the British capital, Palo has positioned himself amongst the best, he has developed his personal brand and his name is known in the high spheres of the industry. Owner of his own start-up and freelance for the big names of the floristry in the UK. In this stage Palo also worked as a florist for popular movies like “The Counselor” or “Into the Woods”



Always eager to find new knowledge to apply to his floral creations, Palo carries a valuable background in interior design and arts that gave him a special interest in contemporary trends. Passion for architecture and his interior design experience, leads him to achieve incomparable floral creations designed to cleverly enhance the shapes, spaces and geometry of some of the most amazing venues all over Europe. Crafting techniques are also at the forefront of his design work and his extreme ability, fast pace of work and perfectionism led him to top of his field where he proudly stands nowadays. His future projects will guide him to New York, city in which he always wanted to succeed and also teaching. Palo is planning to start as a one-to-one floristry teacher for exclusive clients, and is planning to release his first book very soon. PHILOSOPHY



Palo’s philosophy is simple yet powerful: elegance, rich simplicity and innovation. From his point of view, flowers should be treated as ephemeral pieces of art that should get blended within the space in which they are displayed, creating a feeling of unavoidable naturalness. Thanks to this guidelines Palo achieves with ease a spontaneous balance between visual stimulation, olfactory experience and the adequate style for the specific event or occasion. Flowers are Palo’s life, his passion, his muses. RESUME



EDUCATION



2010 FAS Dublin, Ireland

Interior Design Course



1997- 1999 The Academy of Agriculture & Floristry. Piestany, Slovakia

Diploma in Agriculture-Floristry



WORK EXPERIENCE



2011-2013 London, United Kingdom

Position : Freelance floral designer, consultant and artist. Business manager

Working for a wide variety of clients including:

Searcys Gherkin

Pl***oy Men's Club

Royal Family

Chelsea F.C. Gucci

Bvlgari Hotel 7*

Mikimoto Pearl Jewelery

Boodles Diamonds



Also working as a freelance floral designer for films in the following projects:

The Counselor

Into the Woods



2006-2011 Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Position : Senior florist. Freelance florist

Working for a number of renowned clients such as:

The Shelbourne Hotel 5*

Dylan Boutique Hotel 5*

HSBC

Pricewaterhousecoopers

Office of the President of the Republic of Ireland

Government Office of the Republic of Ireland

U2

Barbra Streisand



2001-2006 Bratislava, Slovakia

Position : Senior florist. Florist manager

List of clients:

J&T Slovakia

Office of the President of the Slovak Republic

Government Office of the Slovak Republic

Pricewaterhousecoopers