We had the good fortune of connecting with Nathalia Varela and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nathalia, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
Well I want start to say that I am Industrial designer and Digital Designer, when I arrived to Usa I started to work with kids, and in this time I was starting to imaging tray to combined my 2 passions kids and design, pandemic came and I started to see that kids didn’t have birthday celebration and one of the days that kids wait is them birthdays, is in this time when I start with Fest Design, I started to design something to birthday celebration at home, is here when I create our party boxes with 52 personalized pieces perfect for celebration at home or like a complement for a big celebration, I did a lot of party boxes during pandemic and is like that how we start with the company, now that we are not in pandemic any more we are doing big celebration, we are still shipping our party boxes for all USA and we are in advance doing wedding celebrations also, selling in Etsy and Amazon.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I love be creative, every mind is different and this is how I include Fest Design in every celebration, when I started to create I was 12 years, I loved paint, coloring, then I started my University with the convention that I wanted this in my life. Then I started to take different classes to grow my knowledge and then start my university.
Every day is possible watch a lot of people creating and is a lot of things to study so this is a carreer like all carriers we never finish to study if we want be better.
Is not easy start but if any person take a decision to be in the industry and want offer any passion the world is open for all, every day is different and sometimes is not easy understand the clients mind but we have different technics to catch theme ideas, more like an event planner for weddings.
I want be an example about how if you are alone in any country that is not your Country you can grow professional and be happy, I am a persona that believe that if you work hard the result will be the best always.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Miami is open for everyone but if a friend is coming Wynwood is a good place to be, it has different styles depending day and night, they have special places for kids but if you want take pictures, eat food or party, this is a perfect place to be

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Yes, My family to support me with my university time and be part of this experience but specially my husband because is my partner in this adventure, he is put all attention about all details in every event and celebration, he is accountant not designer but he try to do his best to help me and be part of everything, with out his help Fest Design couldn’t grow.

Instagram: Fest Design Company

Facebook: Fest Design Company

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@natykolor

Other: In Youtube you can see an interview that they did to me on TV showing and presenting Fest Design Company https://youtu.be/HlF0pSrtV_s Etsy and Amazon store https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/FESTDESIGNCOMPANY?ref=seller-platform-mcnav

Image Credits
I took the pictures 🙂

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