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BB Podcast Episode 42: Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins
“Mother, we came to New York for you to be a writer and now you’re going to be a florist?”
-daughter of Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins
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Today we’re visiting with Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins, founder of Madrid Flower School in Madrid, Spain to discuss:
- what led her to flowers while working on a Master’s degree in Creative Writing at NYU
- the impact of taking her first class at New York Botanical Garden
- her love of the Putnam and Putnam workshop experience
- moving from journalism to floral design through writing about florists and floral workshops
- the relationships she found in the floral industry vs. the loneliness she’d experienced working alone as a writer
- her first opportunities in freelancing
- her Instagram page Floristas del Mundo
- the decisions she had to make when relocating to Madrid
- the new Madrid Flower School facilities, master classes, and curriculum
- how owning a flower school will change her life
- the importance of technology in the floral industry
Photo: Milena Orlandi
Mentioned in Episode 42:
- Chapel Designers
- The Met
- Luxonomist
- Victoria Clausen Floral Events
- Sinclair & Moore
- Ponderosa & Thyme
- Hope Flower Farm
- Flower School New York
- London Flower School
- Lucia Milan
- If I Made
- Sarah Winward
- Sarita de Castro
- Holly Chapple | Egg & Pillow mechanics by Syndicate Sales
- Eco Fresh Bouquet Wrap
Photos: Philip & Monica (@photosbygrg) and Estudio Seiva| Guest instructor pictures: Lucia Milan
See more of Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins’s extensive body of work in the floral industry:
Madrid Flower School | Florista del Mundo
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