Co-founder, Designer, Txxtur
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 1989
Parsons School of Design: 1991
Fashion Design
Solange is head designer for Txxtur, where she designs all the fabrics for the company’s soft architectural structures such as tents for conventions and sports events. She is also head designer for Sole, where she designs intricate hand-embroidered textiles for women’s clothes and new accessories for men.
Fashion and Handbag Designer
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 2000
Parsons School of Design: 2002
Fashion Design
Ana is a designer of men’s knitwear and women’s handbags for various luxury brands, including DKNY, Armani Exchange, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, and Aimee Kestenberg. Features of her designs range from the organic feel of the knitwear to the contrasting architecture of the handbags. While at Parsons, Ana received several awards, including those from Dolce and Gabbana and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
Fashion Designer, House of Lander
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 2006
Parsons School of Design: 2010
Fashion Design
Hannah has worked for many prominent New York design houses, where she collaborated with such designers as Rogelio Velasco, Proenza Schouler, Derek Lam,
and Ralph Lauren. She was a finalist in the Gap Design competition (2007) and won first place in the Nordstrom competition (2007), where her first collection (spring/summer 2008) was produced and sold. After working for the Donna Karan collection she started her own collection, Hernán Lander—now called House of Lander—which has been presented during New York Fashion Week since 2010.
Fashion Designer, Co-Founder, Jolibe
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 1990
Parsons School of Design: 1993
Fashion Design
Joel’s atelier is recognized for made-to-measure fashions for red-carpet events and advertising for celebrities, including Michelle Obama, Stella McCartney, Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Connelly, Rihanna, and Katy Perry. He has also worked for Dior’s Tom Ford, Louis Vuitton, H&M, and Coach, as well as stylists Leslie Fremar and Kate Young.
In 2007, Joel launched the Jolibe collection with his partner, Christina LaPens. Jolibe garnered several awards, including induction into the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Incubator, and was a Fashion Group International nominee for two consecutive years. Jolibe’s ready-to-wear brand was shown in Paris and New York for three years and sold in specialty boutiques. Joel and Christina are currently focused on a new business, HNDWVN, a community and collection based on the collaboration and empowerment of global artisans.
Filmmaker, Animator, Storyteller Founder, She Is the Universe
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 2005
Parsons School of Design: 2007
Digital Design
Laura is the founder of JelloMonsters, a creative design lab focused on storytelling through motion graphics, design, and technology. She creates video-driven experiences online and offline for live events, including video content for corporate events, large-scale video scenic environments for theatrical shows, and videos for press conferences. She also produces motion graphics content for web series and online videos. She has worked with such brands as MTV, AT&T, MasterCard, Samsung, Rolling Stonemagazine, and Facebook. Her video design work has been presented in Shanghai, Bangalore, London, Buenos Aires, and New York City.
Laura is also the founder of She Is the Universe, a video series in which 111 teenage girls from six continents tell their own stories. She interviews the girls and produces, directs, films, and edits the stories, with the goal of empowering the girls and giving them a platform to amplify their voices.
Designer, Illustrator
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 2009
Parsons School of Design: 2011
Communications & Digital Design
Roxanne is a freelance multidisciplinary designer and illustrator, experienced in advertising, packaging, UI/UX, and brand identity design. She has worked with ad agency teams for such clients as Samsung, Pepsi-Cola, Google, Coca-Cola, and Bacardi. She has also worked for several tech startups and Facebook.
Creative Director, Pinwheel Graphic Designer
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 2008
Parsons School of Design: 2011
Communications Design, Digital Design
As a creative director and graphic designer, Eduardo has worked for such brands as Netflix, Macy’s, Kerastase, Lord & Taylor, and Karl Lagerfeld. He has also contributed to Marie Claire, FACT magazine, and CR Fashion Book. He was part of Fabrica’s Social Campaigns team for United Colors of Benetton in Treviso, Italy, and currently resides in Singapore, where he is creative director of Pinwheel, partner agency of Netflix Asia.
Senior Designer for Men’s Underwear and Loungewear, Ralph Lauren New York
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 1993
Parsons School of Design: 1995
Fine Arts & Fashion Design
Since 2008 Bethzaira has worked on the design and development of all global underwear and sleepwear, including seasonal and BSR products, at Ralph Lauren New York. She travels to Hong Kong to work on new products and to establish Polo standards for future development and production.
Art Director, Sony Music, Typographer
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 2009
Parsons School of Design: 2011
Communications Design
Amaya is currently a senior art director at Sony Music, where she designs album art and directs photoshoots for new and established artists, among other music-related projects. She has worked with such artists as Ozuna, King Princess, Foreigner, CNCO, LK47, Miguel, MGMT, and Walk the Moon. She previously worked on such projects as style guides and merchandise for Nickelodeon, experiential events for Remezcla / Heineken for the Latin Grammys, Limited Edition VH1 for Hard Rock Cafe merchandise, and the first Radio Disney Awards.
Creative Director, T Branding
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 2000
Parsons School of Design: 2002
Communications Design
Tiphaine has focused her efforts exclusively in branding, design, and packaging. Her design clients have included Asprey, New York State of Opportunity, Pratesi, Gwynedd Mercy University, Coca-Cola, AOL, P&G, Dell, Banana Republic, Kimberly- Clark, Steve Wynn, Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, The Dial Corporation, Merck, J&J, and Bayer Healthcare.
Tiphaine frequently serves as a judge at showcase design awards such as the New York Festivals, The Pentawards, the Fashion Institute of Technology, and the Portfolio Center.
Founder, Designer, Bibu
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 1995
Parsons School of Design: 1997
Communications Design
Before Yuly created Bibu, her Barcelona-based surface- and product-design company, she worked in typography, advertising, and corporate identity for such branding and advertising agencies as Corporate Agenda, in New York; Addison Corporate Communications, in London; and Lowe, in Barcelona. Simple Communication Design, the creative agency she and her husband founded, is an award-winning studio recognized by, among others, D&AD Awards, Laus ADG-FAD, Creative Review, and Graphics International.
Creative Director, Design Colab
CHAVÓN The School of Design: 1993
Parsons School of Design: 1995
Communications Design
Edmee specializes in packaging, soft goods, promotions, trends forecasting, research, and print design. She manages high-end fragrance licenses with a global presence in emerging markets such as Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Latin America (LATAM). She has worked for Ralph Lauren, NiCE, Ltd., LVMH Fragrance Brands, Coty (Davidoff, Jennifer Lopez, Rimmel London, Calgon, and Mark Jacobs fragrances), Victoria’s Secret, Supremia International, and Estée Lauder.
