You’ve probably never heard of Dr Bloom, I hadn’t until I came across his account after he left a comment under one of my posts. He’s a florist mostly in a dark hoodie, has nearly a million followers, and his reels have over 100 million views. So, I was surprised to learn he was living in Kuwait, which is why I reached out to him for his story, and we arranged to meet.
Dr Bloom is a duo made up of Maciej and Wiktoria, both Polish, who moved to Kuwait nearly a year ago after being approached by Pino Flowers, a local flower shop, to help launch their new store in Shuwaikh Market.
Maciej’s story is actually pretty random. He started out as a firefighter before transitioning to a desk job at an IT firm, which he hated. After being laid off during job cuts, he needed a new career. His daughter loved flowers so he decided to open a flower shop. Just like that, he didn’t have any previous experience or anything.
Since I always prefer using unique content, I asked if he’d be willing to create a video specifically for me. My wife runs the ceramic design studio From Mud, and she was working on a sculptural vase design that I thought might interest him, as it didn’t look like anything he’d used before. I brought the vase over and left it with him for a couple of weeks to experiment with, and then he invited us to watch him make the video.
The behind-the-scenes video-making process was fascinating to watch, as he mostly wings it. I could tell he has a basic structure in his head, but since every vase and floral arrangement is different, he has to adapt on the fly.
He’s extremely talented and tasteful, which is why I find it pretty unreal that I could just pop into his shop and have him put together a floral arrangement for me. I love that and also how his videos which capture the interested of millions of people around the world are produced right out of Shuwaikh.
You can check out some behind-the-scenes shots and the video he made above. If you ever need a flower arrangement, you can find him at @pinoflowers, and definitely check out all his videos on his account @drbloom_floraldesign
9 replies on “A Viral Florist in Kuwait Engages Millions Online”
is that his daughter in the photo.by the way ur wife is v talented,her vases gave a beautiful vibe to his flower arrangement.where is his shop so l can buy flowers from him too never heard of him though.u r also amazing that u do so much research on important and nice topics, gd luck Mark
No that’s his partner Wiktoria, his shop is in Shuwaikh Market I’ve linked them in the post
I’ve never seen half the flowers he is using. Surprised he is finding them here in Kuwait. The Mrs. made a really cool vase!
Yeah he orders them specifically for the shop
Stunning vase and arrangement.
Would From Mud have a store one can take a look at? I’m looking for a gift.
Thanks!
She doesn’t have a store just a design studio, any product like the vase would have to be commissioned. You can DM her for details
The vase is stunning. Can it be ordered?
Yes, the one in the video was commissioned for a customer, you can commission one for yourself if interested. You’d have to DM her on her instagram account @frommud to enquire about the details since I don’t have them
Thanks. I will dm her.