Meet Hannah Koo,

the owner/founder of Milieu Florals

 

My love for floral design stemmed from a passion for art and all of its mediums. From an early age, I fell in love with drawing and painting and coming from an artistic background with parents who also had a love for the arts supported my childhood hobby by sending me to art studios to prepare for art school.  In college, I studied fine arts and sculpture and found myself experimenting with all types of mediums to play around with texture.  Upon graduating, the plan was to attend grad school to become a gallery artist and eventually an art professor but serendipitously getting introduced to florals soon after graduation opened up a detour/lifelong passion that would allow me to incorporate all the things I loved; color, texture, nature and design. 

 

In the Spring of 2004, I took on a part time job at a charming flower shop in Brentwood, CA. Little did I know that this was just a stepping stone into my career.  I fell in love instantly, but it wasn't just the florals I fell in love with but the idea of owning my own little business one day.  From there, I worked in different flower shops from West Hollywood to Laguna Beach learning everything I could andeventually started my own line in 2007 and built up a following through weddings and events. 18 years later, here I am still working with flowers and still in awe of how flowers can not only transform a space but bring so much joy to others.  Previously working exclusively with weddings and events, it wasn't until the pandemic that we started taking on smaller custom orders for doorstep deliveries.   And this is where we got to experience first hand how much joy it brought to others and lifted spirits that were hurting and saw the need and demand for flowers.  So in 2021, we decided to pivot our business from a private events studio to opening up a storefront location in Southbay, CA in hopes to continue spreading joy and love to our community through florals.