April 24, 2017

Meet Takeshi Nakamura of Angeluck in Torrance

Local Stories

Today we’d like to introduce you to Takeshi Nakamura.

Takeshi, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
Please view following link with our story, thank you!

Ephemeral Life

Please view our “about us” page on our website
http://angeluck.com/aboutus.asp

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Every road has been quite the challenge, I can’t say it’s been overly rough with many obstacles, but every experience was a challenge because of the culture and language difference. Unable to speak English at the beginning and with a shop in Melrose, it was difficult to communicate and understand some things especially when people who walk in at times would take advantage. In Japan, there is not much theft and people trying to trick the local shops. There were many contests I had entered and worked very hard to win the competitions. After having my son and being diagnosed with autism, I decided I could no longer focus on the competitions. It was a very difficult decision I made at that time because to win the different competitions were one of my biggest goals, and sometimes I look back and wonder if the top floral designer could have been me, but there are no regrets as I was able to be there for my son and work from home, and care for the flowers I create in my own space with my family. This way I can create the best flowers for my customers.

So, let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Angeluck story. Tell us more about the business.
We are a custom floral design company. We specialize in weddings, funerals, school dances, celebrations/events. We are proud and known to only make the item when the order comes in, so we have the freshest flowers in their best condition for our customers.

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