Meet the Crew…
NICOLE Doñe-Pimentel | Founder | Based in Florida
Nicole Doñe-Pimentel is an Afro-Latina transplant from NYC, with a love for design, fashion, and travel. After years of working in financial marketing and business development, she decided to take a leap of faith and leave corporate America after stumbling across the ‘rep’ world. This led her to found her own group Designed & Delivered in 2016.
Nicole’s yearning for community led to her founding the MiD Collective in 2019, after meeting several BIPOC designers on her many sales calls and noticing a lack of connection. She recognized a need and desire for BIPOC industry members to convene and support one another. The MiD Collective is an ongoing grassroots effort to unify, develop, and celebrate the talents and careers of black and brown interior design professionals.
ELYSE AYOUNG | co-founder | based in boston
Elyse is a creative and Interior Designer based in Boston. A Dorchester native and first generation American to Trinidadian parents, she is passionate not only about the spaces she creates, but the impact her lived experiences and cultured background can and should have on interior design and the built environment.
As co-founder of the MiD Collective, she is focused on creating opportunity, access and visibility for black and brown interior designers and creatives. Ensuring our voices and perspectives are always included. MiD is a true representation of a grassroots collective breaking down barriers and carving new paths.