Lewis Miller of Lewis Miller Design joins us on this episode of the Team Flower Podcast!

You’ll hear what inspired Lewis to pursue a career in the floral industry. Lewis is also sharing his heart behind the flower flashes: He’s talking about why and how they happen, where the inspiration comes from, and the goals he hopes to accomplish with each flower flash. This episode is all about beautifying the world through flowers!

In this episode, Lewis is also chatting about a few of his most memorable flower flashes and how the flashes have evolved throughout the years. As you listen, you’ll be encouraged to love on your own community through your work with flowers!

Born and raised in California farm country, Lewis Miller developed a respect for nature at a very young age. When he was 18 years old, he moved to Seattle where he studied horticulture and landscape design. After seven years of successfully pursuing his interest in design, flowers, and event planning, Lewis moved to New York City in 2000 where he worked for one of the city’s top floral boutiques.

In March 2002, Lewis launched his own company: LMD New York, Lewis Miller Design. It quickly became one of the premiere floral design houses in New York City. Miller's most recent projects include writing his first book, Styling Nature: A Masterful Approach to Floral Arrangement.

Miller is also the creator of The Flower Flash, street art installations made of flowers. Miller repurposes flowers from events when he can to create pop-up street installations. The impetus for the flower flashes was to recreate just a sliver of magic and offer it to everyday New Yorkers and the tourists that visit this great city. His main vision and goal is to create an emotional response through flowers—to brighten and beautify someone’s day and to make them smile, the way one smiles when they witness a random act of kindness. Miller continues to flower-flash New Yorkers and recently executed one in Los Angeles. His goal is to continue this work and bring joy and surprise to urban neighborhoods and their city dwellers!