Immerse yourself in an evening celebrating the vibrant world of Latin American art and design. We're thrilled to host Javier Reyes, Fernanda Navilli, Shay Carrillo, and Eleazar Ruiz, both trailblazers who've founded their own design practices. They'll share their unique journeys, exploring how their Latin American roots have profoundly influenced their creative processes and shaped their remarkable careers.

This event will be at Landdd, you can learn more (and donate) here
https://landdd.org/panel

About Eleazar
Eleazar Ruiz is a Dominican award-winning designer and creative director. He founded Odd Notion, a B Corp and branding studio in Portland, Oregon. For over a decade, Eleazar has worked across in-house design teams, design agencies, and startups, gaining diverse experience in each sector. His client portfolio spans major brands like Nike, The Oregonian, Lyft, Microsoft, and Xbox, as well as over 100 small businesses.

Eleazar's journey—from his immigrant experience to his beginnings as an in-house graphic designer, culminating in the establishment of his now award-winning studio, Odd Notion—is a story he's eager to share.

About Javier
Javier Reyes is a designer from the Dominican Republic. In 2016 he founded Rrres, a textile design studio based in Oaxaca,Mexico, and later in 2022 co-founded Landdd, a studio and showroom based in Portland, OR.

Reyes will discuss the history of his work as a Latin American designer, his creative process and how Latin American culture deeply impacts his work. Reyes will expand on his work with Domincan and Oaxacan artisans, the nature of textile design and its impact on the communities and the planet.

About Fernanda:
Fernanda Navilli is a Brazilian creative director and maker based in Portland, Oregon. Specializing in multi-sensory experiences, she focuses on experiential design, digital innovation, and emerging tech for globally renowned brands—Nike, LG, Apple, adidas, Sony, and more. Her work spans diverse projects, from breaking boundaries in human-centered design and real-time rendering for the new PDX airport to advising SOM, a world-renowned architecture firm, on the future of technology and the role of sensory engagement in creating transformative experiences.

Fernanda will share how her Latin American roots have fueled her insatiable curiosity, optimism, and drive. Through her journey of working across four continents and breaking boundaries in the creative industry, Fernanda will discuss how her unique perspective as a Latina has shaped her leadership style, fostering empathy and inclusivity. She will explore how growing up in Brazil and working globally has inspired her to push the limits of creativity and bring fresh, diverse perspectives to the world of experiential design and emerging tech.

About Shay and MADRE:

MADRE is an archetype, one who is deeply stirred by mothering, both beauty + breakdown, homemaking, food, and how a nourishing home can ripple outwards to support and honor our children, our collective human family, and the natural world. We all eat, and we all rest, therefore MADRE strives to offer linen home essentials that support food, rest, and our community. Linen napkins are the foundation of MADRE, and we are proud to be slowly growing a deeper offering of tabletop and kitchen goods, bedding, some apparel, and other select home essentials.

Shay Carrillo, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, has a background in fashion styling, art direction, and photo production, which she drew upon to create Non-Perishable Goods (NPG), that she owned and operated for nine years. From NPG, MADRE was born in 2019. Shay is inspired by her ever growing children, Waldorf education, beautiful meals shared with loved ones, and the idea of a warm and inviting home that creates and expresses ritual for art, food & rest.