Studio
About
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We’re a team of designers working to deepen the human experience.
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Company origins
Studio DADO was founded in 2016 by four designers united by a belief that great spaces begin with how they make people feel. Since then, the studio has evolved, but their early influence remains woven into DADO’s DNA. Today, the studio is led by three of the founding partners—Yohandel, Jorge and Javi—who continue to shape DADO’s vision with a shared love of design, storytelling, and the city they call home. What began as a small, ambitious team in Miami has grown into a studio known for its emotionally resonant work with some of the world’s most recognizable hospitality brands.
DADO designs immersive environments for clients like Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas, Loews Hotels and Oceania Cruises, creating spaces that move beyond function to capture feeling. Their growth reflects not only their talent, but their ability to connect through form, through detail, and through experiences that leave a lasting impression. For Yohandel, Jorge and Javi, design isn’t just about what a space looks like. It’s about what it makes you feel, and what you carry with you long after you leave.
FOUNDING PARTNERS:
Javier, Yohandel, Jorge and Greg
materializing moments for a deeper human experience
At DADO, the mission is simple but deeply felt: to design spaces that resonate. Every project begins with empathy and evolves through storytelling, materiality, and connection. The team believes that beauty alone is not enough. A space must stir something in you, invite you in, and linger in your memory. Whether it is a quiet moment of stillness or a burst of shared energy, DADO creates environments that reflect the emotional rhythms of real life.
Each space is a story, carefully told through material and texture, proportion and scale, and, of course, detail. It is designed not just to be seen, but to be felt.
The Studio DADO Creative Team
Yohandel Ruiz
Jorge L. Mesa
Javier Calle
Each partner brings different interests to our communal table. As a team, we embody the power of collaboration, finding synergy among our skills, our ideas and our values. Together, we have created a strong and growing practice that places the guest at the center of everything we do. As our practice has grown, so have we. And so has the roster of skills and perspectives that make us who we are.
A shared sense of curiosity — about ourselves, each other, and the world — unites us. When we travel, we’re called to learn: What is this garment everyone is wearing? What is the belief system that defines a culture’s ethos? Why is this building shaped this way? Our keen interest in how things work, and how people live, drives us to research every project deeply.
At Studio DADO, we always ask "Why?" so we can craft space with intention and purpose as much as emotion.
When there is trust and respect, inspiration strikes. Seize it.
Luxury means more than what something looks like. It's important to touch things, hold them in your hand and appreciate the real, visceral response they evoke.
We work as a team and as individuals. The goal is to arrive at the best design imaginable. Nothing less.
Our collaborative approach, within the studio and with our clients, helps us design spaces that resonate and linger in memory.
Relationships drive our creativity.
We’re a team of designers working to deepen the human experience.
Each project begins with how the space should feel, shaped by the client’s vision, the energy they want to create, and the moments they hope to inspire. These elements combine to form something original and unforgettable. We dive into every nuance to craft stories guests can feel, long after they’ve left the space.
