Pronouns: She/Her

Roles: Floral Design Intern 2025

3 words to describe your personal style: Casual, cool, and nostalgic.

What drew you to work with flowers: Flowers have always been a love of mine! I was excited for the opportunity to learn more about them through working and creating with them.

Flowers that you're drawn to this year: I currently enjoy seeing all the anemones, but tulips have always been a constant favorite. My first tattoo was a tulip dedicated to my mom :)

What is something you enjoy about your role as Floral Design Intern? How much I'm learning! Everytime I work, either at the studio or at an event, I get to work with and learn about a new flower. There is so much unique personality to each one!

What is something you wish more people knew or understood about flowers: Flowers are a visual representation of time and feelings. The act of gifting and receiving flowers is always so meaningful. I also think there’s something special about how temporary they are, it’s a reminder to notice and appreciate the beauty around you.

Time off go-to's: Any free time I have, I love to spend painting—mostly flowers. I find it so therapeutic to paint the things I love. When I’m not painting, I enjoy going with my friends to my favorite bar, The Flower Shop on Eldridge Street.

Current listen, read or podcast: Podcast: Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Name + pronunciation (phonics!): Leslie ( lez-lee) 

Pronouns: She/her

Roles: Floral Design Intern 2025

What drew you to work with flowers: I saw the internship posting online and it brought me back to when I was little and my dream job was to work at a flower shop. Flowers always make me a special kind of happy and I love not only being surrounded by them but also learning about them. 

What do you study in school and what are you thinking about currently as a career? I am psychology major at Barnard and I would really love to be a F/T cat mom with a garden of my own. 

Flowers that you're drawn to this year:I love any kind of ranunculus, but especially the butterfly orange-pink butterfly ranunculus. 

What is something you enjoy about your role as Floral Design Intern? I love how hands on and dynamic my role is. Whether its designing, prepping or even cleaning I love that I get to work with my hands so much. It makes me feel very present and grateful. 

What is something you wish more people knew or understood about flowers: That they are not fragile simply because they are beautiful. 

3 words to describe your personal style:  Spirited, colorful, playful

Time off go-to's: Puzzling, reading a good book and curling up with a good cup of tea (or iced coffee). 

Current listen, read or podcast: Anything Throne of Glass related and All About Love by bell hooks (again...)

Name: Liz

Pronouns: she/her

Roles: Subscription Production Lead + Designer on events

How else do you spend your working or non-working time outside of MOF? Jobs, current hobbies or obsessions? I love hanging out with friends and family!

What drew you to work as a floral designer and in a floral studio initially / what keeps you coming back?: I used to be a dancer and when I decided to switch careers, I was trying to find a job where I could still be creative. Flowers just felt like the right choice!

Flowers that you're drawn to this year: Sunflowers, always! 

What is something you enjoy about your roles as Subscription Production Lead / Designer? Being creative! 

What is something you wish more people knew or understood about flowers: Flowers are messier to work with than you think! 

3 words to describe your personal style: It’s always changing! 

Time off go-to's: Running, eating pizza, going to concerts, and tons of naps!

Current listen, read or podcast: Spotify is always on and I kind of just let it do its thing :)

Name + pronunciation: Kelly + kel-ee

Pronouns: she/her

Roles: Sustainable Breakdown Lead

What drew you to work with flowers: So much! But initially? I was inspired by the historical, political slogan "bread and roses" and the seasonality of the work (thinking of Lispector: "My God, I just remembered that we die. But--but me too?! Don't forget that for now, it's strawberry season").

Flowers that you're drawn to this year: Nigella! The fact that they are called love-in-a-mist and devil in the bush speaks to their range and nuance.

What is something you enjoy about your role as Breakdown Lead at Molly Oliver?: I'm lucky to witness the end of the night, when the stress of an event has transformed into celebratory and loving energy. 

What is something you wish more people knew or understood about flowers and/or waste management: I wish more people (including myself) understood more about composting and soil health. Would love to take a class on this!

Time off go-to's: infinity walks, line dancing, sun worship, radical archives

Current listen, read or podcast: please pay attention please on KBGA 

Name + pronunciation: Thanh + I've started going by my vietnamese name 3 years ago and still haven't found the shortcut relative pronunciation to type out! You'll just have to meet me in person to find out! 

Pronouns: They/them

Roles: Subscription + Retail Sales Manager / Assistant Designer on events

What drew you to work with flowers: I threw myself into it as a job more out of indecision for change and a reaction to depression than curiosity. I had very little interest in flowers before I started working. I quickly found myself enamoured and fascinated with the world building and seduction of it all- from the crack of sweet pea vine to the monolithic sculptural islands created. Noticing and looking demanded presence and attention: curvatures, silhouettes, tones in shadows and shifting hues, sun patched light all layered together. appreciating and seeing felt like a worthwhile way to spend my time. It was a pure visual feast: and this is all before the poetics and mood and narratives hit. 

Flowers that you're drawn to this year: Flower of the year feels too definitive!!  Flower of the week for me is passion flower vine though. I got to work with miniature ones; precious gems!

What is something you enjoy about your role as Subscription Manager and/or Assistant Designer at MollyOliver?: The personal notes always take me out- the gesture and folly of it all never gets old. I usually work in events where the pace and production is so grand and at times nauseating. Working with a select variety week to week reorients my sense of time and gives me a wider appreciation of all the work that goes into flowers before it hits 28th street. 

What is something you wish more people knew or understood about flowers: There's endless combinations of textures and colors to play with and discover. Each flower's shape, color, and texture can be used to amplify or harmonize with another! 

3 words to describe your personal style: Badu / Faggot / Dada /   

Time off go-to's: I'm right by Herbert von King. Usually end up in Chinatown, Riis in the summer, more dance floors. Just got a car- taking day-trip recommendations!

Current listen, read or podcast: i just bought Like Love by Maggie Nelson and Emperor of Gladness- but haven't dived in yet. Magdalena Bay, Blood Orange, and Utada Hikaru are making the rounds. 

Name + pronunciation: Tina Sieben (tee-na see-ben)

Pronouns: they/them

Roles: Sustainable Breakdown Lead

What drew you to work with flowers: The physicality of the flower breakdowns really drew me to the work at first because I love working with my hands. People really don’t realize how much work breakdowns, and working with flowers in general, takes! It’s a lot of heavy lifting and moving, which always leaves me feeling tired but satisfied in a way I love.

Flowers that you're drawn to this year: Purple and yellow ranunculus have really been catching my eye this year because they’re such unique colors on a flower you might see a lot!

What is something you enjoy about your role as Breakdown Lead at Molly Oliver?: I really enjoy getting to cross paths with everyone involved- the couple, the guests, venue staff- at the end of the night when the event is wrapping up and everyone is just enjoying the beautiful night. People gush about the flowers, everyone is having fun, and it’s just a really fun energy to be around. What is something you wish more people knew or understood about flowers and/or waste management: You can probably compost the flowers sitting in your vase right now, lots of neighborhoods have little compost bins you can drop things off at and it feels great to return them to the earth :) 

3 words to describe your personal style:  figuring it out

Time off go-to's: Hitting a cold movie theater to get out of the summer heat. 

Current listen, read or podcast: The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

Pronouns: She/her

Nickname: Eli

Roles: Subscription + Retail Sales Manager / Assistant Designer on events

3 words to describe your personal style: All over (the) place 

What drew you to flowers: Their appearances. It's actually so crazy to me that they exist. Can you believe it?! Each variety looks completely insane and stunning when you really think about it. I hope I never stop thinking about it! 

Favorite flower so far this year: Anemones:)

What you're enjoying about your job: I love my team and the view from our studio. It's also a blessing to work with these wild looking living things in so many different capacities, it really shows you what you can do with a love of nature. 

Time off go-to's: I spend my "off days" growing flowers and stressing out about my gardens. If I'm really lucky I get to eat dinner with people I love and sit on the couch with them after to laugh. 

Current listen, read or podcast: I'm reading Taipei by Tao Lin. It's a slow burn but I'm getting somewhere with it! 

Nickname: JoshJoshJosh

Pronouns: He/him

Role: Sustainable Breakdown Captain

3 words to describe your personal style: Queer Maximalist Mechanic

What drew you to flowers: Most lines of work have a lot of negative externalities for the world. Working with flowers really maximizes beauty and joy without harming people or the planet, and keeps us in better contact with the wondrous Earth. Plus I get to give beautiful bouquets to all the old grannies and grandpas in my building.

Favorite flower so far this year: Peonies! Big as your whole head!

What you're enjoying about your job: I love getting to connect with the staff at all the venues we work with, getting to brighten up people’s evenings with beautiful flowers to take home, and getting to make the flower studio a more organized, usable, delightful space to work in.

Time offsite: I’m a long-time bike mechanic and educator, and am writing a bike repair book for people who have been kept out from mainstream mechanical education. 

Current listen, read or podcast: Wake and Bake with Clay Pigeon on WFMU!

Pronouns: They/them

Roles: Subscription Production Manager / Event Breakdown Captain / Proposal Writer

3 words to describe your personal style: Cowboy / metalhead boyfriend / witch

What drew you to flowers: Favorite flower so far this year: Ranunculus, especially the unexpected freaks! Anytime we get a monstrous, fasciated one I’m in love! I also adore the cabbage ruffle of a “pon pon” variety and the spidery elegance of a butterfly ranunculus.

What you're enjoying about your job: I thrive on the combo of the expected rhythm of a Tuesday SFP bouquet making day + the different type of prep that happens with having new varieties every week. I’m learning so much about the needs of certain flowers + what makes them happiest.

Offsite life: My other life is as an artist who teaches printmaking so I’m always drawn to the surprising + specific tips + tricks of a craft. My artistic practice is concerned with our current ecological fate, so the sustainability model MOF follows really hits home + makes me proud of the work we're doing.

Pronouns: She/her

Roles: Seasonal Flower Project Subscription Coordinator / Lead Designer

3 words to describe your personal style: In an ideal world, "classic", "mod", and when it is really working for me the "tiniest-hint-of-punk". 

What drew you to flowers: After years of sitting behind a desk, I was looking for ways to get creative, get moving, and get my hands dirty. Working with flowers provided the perfect place for me to do that. 

Favorite flower so far this year: Tulips! There's so much variation and personality within the local varieties we source.

What you're enjoying about your job: A balance of organizational and logistics work with creative and physical work. And working with a wonderful and talented team! 

Life offsite: Rock climbing, canoeing, camping... always trying to get outdoors when I can! 

Current listen, read or podcast: Podcast - You're Wrong About