Profile
Member of American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD), Certified Floral Designer(CFD)
Highlights
- Winner of Flower Power Daily’s Fab Florists Series 2020 Flower Power Daily
- Featured in Nacre Magazine in “International Featured Artists” section Autumn 2020
- Top 5 placement in Flowers World Barcelona International Cup 2018 “Mercabarna Flor Cup” Representing USA. Second highest score in Bridal Bouquet Design
- Design Team Member – PHS Silver Medal award-winning AIFD team, Special Award from Society of American Florists, 2018 at Philadelphia Flower and Garden Show 2018
- Featured in Nacre Magazine in “The Creators Universe” section Oct 2017
- Published cover page design in Florist Review Magazine May 2017
- Design Team Member – PHS Bronze Medal award-winning AIFD team, Special Achievement Award of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania, 2017 at Philadelphia Flower and Garden Show 2017
- Fusion Flower International Designer of the Year 2016, Bronze Medal Winner in two categories
- Published design in “International Floral Art 2016-17” Stichting Kunstboek, Belgium
- Design Team Member – Gold Medal award winning AIFD team at Philadelphia Flower and Garden Show 2016
- Selected one of the top 10 design’s for International Design Contest 2015, Flowers& Magazine by Teleflora for the theme of Worldwide Wedding Bouquet
- Inducted into AIFD at National Symposium in Denver 2015
- Second Prize in Over All Best Designer at AIFD National Symposium Student Competition (SAIFD), Boston, 2010
- Second Prize in Buffet Table design at AIFD National Symposium Student Competition (SAIFD), Boston, 2010
- First Prize in Napkin Decor at AIFD National Symposium Student Competition (SAIFD), Boston, 2010
- First Prize in Flowers to Carry Bridal Bouquet at AIFD National Symposium Student Competition (SAIFD), Kansas City, 2009
- First Prize for “Flower Arrangement” by Lions Club, India
- First Prize for “Action Freezing Photography”
Education and Workshops
- 5 Days 5 Stories Workshop & Seminar, Gregor Lersch, Germany
- Workshop: Designing for Excellence, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- Diploma Modern Floral Design. American Floral Art, Chicago, IL.
- Floral Arranging. Oaklands College, London, UK.
- Bachelors of Science. Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India.
- Associate Degree, Interior Design. Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India.
- Vocational Training in Amateur Photography. Indian Institute of Photography, Bombay.
- Associate Degree, Indian Classical Music. Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India.