EXFOLIA IS EVOLVING
EXFOLIA IS EVOLVING
Beginning this fall, our offerings
arrive in new rhythm:
•Wednesday+Thursday:
pre-orders available! Shop walk-ins by chance
Wednesday and thursday: Deliveries and pick-ups between 12pm-6pm
Pre-order arrangements for delivery and scheduled pick-up: Order Online
Custom arrangements for delivery and scheduled pick-up: Fill out Request
Shop open by chance: We will NOT have established business hours Wed/Thur
but if the OPEN sign is out, come on in! Feel free to call us to check ahead!
•Friday-Sunday:
Storefront open for shopping and fun vibes!
friday: 10am-6pm—saturday: 10am-3pm— sunday: 10am-3pm
Pre-order arrangements for delivery and scheduled pick-up: Order Online
Custom arrangements for delivery and scheduled pick-up: Fill out Request
Curated Floral Editions: Ready-to-take-home arrangements at a range of price points
By The Stem: Self-guided bouquet making from our curated selection (DIY)
Houseplants and Merchandise: Discover our favorites from local makers, niche perfumes, artful décor and special plant varieties.
Walk-in Design Services: Starting at $75
Exclusive Offerings:
Intimate gatherings and creative workshops
Memberships with Insider perks! (Coming Soon!!!)
Select Weddings and Events each year
Delivery and Scheduled Pick-Up
Place your order for our thoughtfully designed arrangements for all occasions!
birthday, anniversary, new baby, get well soon, congrats, sympathy, or just because.
visit our brick and mortar!
Our brick and mortar shop features gorgeous seasonal floral editions ready to take home, curated ‘by the stem’ offerings and much more!
intimate gatherings and workshops at exfolia
Join us for Vignettes, our themed tablescape series with botanical based artisanal offerings. Keep up with our seasonal workshops and stay tuned for more!
Creating an atmosphere for meaningful moments with distinctive floral memories.
Exfolia Botanical is the Chicago based floral project of Cassandra Stadnicki.
Cassandra’s fondest early memories are those walking through a rainy Midwest forest hunting for mushrooms or harvesting peonies from the garden with her Dad to gift their dear neighbors every spring.
Her fine art photography background lead her to create immersive gallery and public art experiences investigating nature, impermanence, memory and connection, while honing invaluable skills in hospitality.
Inspired by the foraged edible hauls arriving at the restaurant each week, Cassandra reconnected with nature. She worked as a professional forager for chefs across Chicago and managed a greenhouse and hydroponic lab before transitioning into floral design. After training alongside notable floral companies while continually pursuing personal growth, she opened her brick-and-mortar floral studio and retail shop in June 2021.
With our shared love of nature and creative minds, we design floral arrangements that celebrate the unique shapes, colors, and wonders of the botanical world.
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Emily Spurlin
FLORAL ARTIST
she/her
Emily Spurlin is a florist and herbal enthusiast that has been with Exfolia since the opening of the brick and mortar shop in 2021. She expresses her creativity and playfulness through nature, exploring its beauty in different forms. Emily’s floral style is whimsical, textural, and femme. She celebrates the timelessness of a reflexed rose on the daily and cherishes our local growing season.
When she’s not in the shop or working on Exfolia events, Emily is a pastry chef specializing in custom confectionary fantasies turned realities. She is a passionate advocate for sustainability and focuses heavily on local seasonal produce, botanical flavors, and plant-based desserts.
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Cassandra Stadnicki
FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
she/they
Cassandra is the driving force behind the floral designs, merchandising and media at Exfolia. She’s in the shop, on-site installing your wedding and curating all of the best incense and self care goods for the shop! Her floral style can be described as a playful dichotomy of soft and hard. She likes to incorporate contrasting elements like delicate flowers or gentle tones with structural components or unconventional materials to create dynamic compositions that are visually intriguing and tell a story.
Cassandra loves carpentry projects, thrifting, tending to her garden and outdoor adventures of land and sea especially with her pup Vinnie.
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Dixon Kurz
FLORAL ARTIST
they/them
Dixon is a floral artist with an eye for whimsy, opulence, and subtlety. They started in a grocery store floral department in 2013 and slowly built a practice of unexpected pairings and a love of the flowers that can be found blooming in gardens and briar patches across the south and midwest.
When not slinging flowers at an Exfolia shop holiday or wedding, Dixon is a mental health professional. They value the process of helping someone take a feeling and turn it into a physical object to share with another. A gift of flowers is a poignant way to say "though it is fleeting and temporary, how wonderful it is that we exist at the same time together".
Our network includes international brands like Christian Louboutin and Miller Knoll,
local Chicago establishments such as Lula and Sugar Moon Bakery.
We work with institutions including Garfield Park Conservatory and Impact Culinary,
and partner with independent businesses and collectives including Txa Txa Club, Pink Salt and Laila Textiles among many others.
Exfolia Botanical offers floral, WORKSHOPS, food & supplies and reallocates funds to mutual aid organizations when possible.
our promise to sustainability
We ethically forage materials based on season and proudly source fine ingredients from our small cutting garden and local farmers. We use recycled paper boxes and bags, limit waste and reuse mechanics when possible.
VISIT US IN LOGAN SQUARE!
The floral studio and retail shop in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood has been open to the public since June 2021. We share a residential block with our lovely neighbors and a few charming independently-owned businesses. The shop features ready-to-take-home seasonal floral editions , a curated flower bar for self-guided bouquet making, and custom design services starting at $75. You’ll also discover an inspired mix of independently-made home and body items and a unique array of houseplants and pottery. Something for everyone, at a variety of price-points!
3608 West Wrightwood Chicago, IL 60647
Phone: 773-799-8069
Email: exfoliabotanical@gmail.com
Instagram: @exfoliabotanical
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Pre-Orders and Scheduled Deliveries only, Walk-Ins by chance!
FRIDAY: 10am-6pm Pre-Orders and Scheduled Deliveries plus Open shop hours.
SATURDAY/SUNDAY: 10am-3pm Pre-Orders and Scheduled Deliveries plus Open shop hours.
CLOSED MONDAY/TUESDAY
All Sales Final.
Pre-order via online SHOP!