About Gabriel

From Santiago, Chile and with a long-standing love of nature, Gabriel Pacheco earned his degree in forestry at Catholic University, Talca. After moving to the United States, he received formal training in Western and Japanese Ikebana styles leading him to open Gabriel Pacheco Flower Design.

Gabriel has studied the Sogetsu School of Japanese Ikebana for 16 years, the most contemporary of the Ikebana flower schools, presented numerous live Ikebana demonstrations and exhibits and taught by the side of his Sensei (Japanese teacher/master) at Pierce College and UCLA. Gabriel Pacheco Flower Design melds elements of Western and Sogetsu flower design yielding a sophisticated simple style that is embraced by his clients. Over the last 3 years he has worked as designer for Square Root at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, in Beverly Hills.