Hiroko Takeshita, originally from Kyoto, Japan, currently resides in Cambridge where she professionally practices floral and garden design.  Hiroko's international design approach fuses classic European traditions with contemporary styles.

Her floral interpretations of natural beauty harmonize and weave together color, shapes, and texture that express timeless and modern design ideas.

Before relocating to Cambridge, Ms. Takeshita practiced and taught floral design in Osaka, Japan.

Her background includes intensive studies at the Ecole Francaises de Decoration Florale in Paris, France and at the Rittners Floral School in Boston, USA.

Hiroko also earned a bachelor's degree of engineering technology with honors from the Lowell Institute at Northeastern University as well as a degree in English from the Kansai Gaidai in Japan.

Highlights of Hiroko's garden design collaborations with landscape architect (www.mmazz.com) and painter (www.marcmazzarelli.com) Marc Mazzarelli include winning a Gold Medal at the 2005 Chicago Flower and Garden Show and creating a temporary installation in the courtyard of the American Academy in Rome.

Client list

Institutions

Berklee College of Music
Boston Society of Architects
Boston University
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
CoreNet GLOBAL New England Chapter
Emerson College
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard University
Harvard Club of Boston
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Japan Society of Boston
Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
New England Aquarium
New England Conservatory
Northeastern University
Regis College
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
The Boston Conservatory
Tufts University
United Nations Association of Greater Boston
Worcester Art Museum

Commercial

Abe & Louie's
Bar Mezzana
Berkeley Investments
Blue Bottle Coffee Company
Carpenter & Company
Dior
Four Seasons Hotels and Private Residences,
One Dalton Street, Boston
FP3
Gen Sou En
Grill 23 & Bar
Harvest
InterContinental Boston
Intelligentsia Cafe
Menton Boston
Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP
Red Hat Linux
Shore Leave
Solamere Capital
The lofts at 381 Congress
Top of the Hub
Townsman Boston
Van Cleef & Arpels
Volvo
Watch Factory