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Day of Service – Creating Place in a Hidden Corridor: Tim White Way

March 4, 2020

Yennifer Pedraza

In December 2019, Payette identified six projects focused on building community and creating a sense of place. As a resident of West Roxbury, I jumped on the opportunity to work on the “Tim White Way Project” for West Roxbury Main Streets [...]

The Future of Community

October 8, 2019

Yennifer Pedraza

On September 24, the IIDA and KI sponsored an event called, “Community as Strategy: Designing for Place, Purpose, and Profitability" as part of a six-city tour. [...]

Finding Inspiration: Yennifer Pedraza

September 10, 2019

Yennifer Pedraza

Nearly every design challenge begins with some exploration and search for inspiration. Today, Yennifer Pedraza shares about where she finds inspiration. [...]

Art Heals: A Night of Creativity for a Great Cause

July 3, 2019

Yennifer Pedraza

Last week, Herman Miller Boston and Creative Office Pavilion sponsored the 2019 Magis Puppy Design Challenge at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), where guests were able to vote on Magis Puppies that had been designed and re-imagined by design firms throughout the Boston area. [...]

Yennifer joined Payette in January 2019. She received her bachelor's degree in International Affairs from Northeastern University in 2012, and worked in public health and human rights for a few years before taking the leap into the design world. In September 2018, she graduated from Suffolk University with an MA in Interior Architecture. She is passionate about creating human-centered, inclusive, and sustainable spaces that can positively influence people's lives and health. She is also the founder of KILIKO, a practice that works to create community and reduce loneliness and social isolation through design and event programming.

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