Dots (design studio)

dots
IndustryScenic design
Founded2020 in Brooklyn, New York
Founder
  • Andrew Moerdyk
  • Kimie Nishikawa
  • Santiago Orjuela-Laverde
Websitedesignbydots.com

Dots (stylized as dots) is a New York-based design collective known for their work in theatrical set design.

History

Dots was founded in 2020 by Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Andrew Moerdyk, and Kimie Nishikawa, who met while attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Their work first appeared on Broadway in the 2023 revival of The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. Their scenic design for Appropriate and An Enemy of the People, both in 2024, received nominations for the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play. For their work on the 2026 Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show, dots was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical. Their work on Broadway also includes Oh, Mary! (2024), Romeo and Juliet (2024), and Floyd Collins (2025).

Dots has worked on film and television projects, including The Green Veil. In 2025, dots designed the sets for Sarah Sherman's HBO special, Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh.

In 2025, dots was awarded a United States Artists Fellowship.

References

  1. ↑ "dots (Designer)". Playbill. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  2. ↑ Sims, Joey (2024-07-30). "dots is Everywhere: Meet the Design Triumvirate Devising a New Model". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  3. ↑ Shaw, Helen (2023-03-03). "A Minor Play by Lorraine Hansberry Gets Lost in a Major Revival". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  4. ↑ Talenti, Pier Carlo. "dots". Kenan Arts. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  5. ↑ Tran, Diep (2024-06-11). "How Scenic Design Team Dots Made a Tree Grow in Appropriate". Playbill. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  6. ↑ Kumar, Naveen (2024-05-17). "What it means for dots to be a design collective working on Broadway". Broadway News. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  7. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (2024-04-30). "2024 Tony Nominations: Hell's Kitchen, Stereophonic Lead—Read the Full List". Playbill. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  8. ↑ de Forest, Jonah (2026-05-04). "Designing Broadway's The Rocky Horror Show Revival, From Trash Bags to Tinsel". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  9. ↑ Macogay, Gabby; Hall, Margaret (2026-05-27). "Ghostly Showgirls, Glittery Foliage, and a 27,000-Pound Building Make Up the Sets of These Tony-Nominated Shows". Playbill. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  10. ↑ Cochran, Sam (2025-10-09). "Meet the Experimental Collective Reimagining Set Design for the Contemporary Stage". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  11. ↑ "The Green Veil (TV Series 2024- )". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ Gaffney, Adrienne (2025-12-12). "SNL's Sarah Sherman Says Her New HBO Special Isn't Just for 'Bisexuals in Brooklyn'". ELLE. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  13. ↑ "Design Collective 'dots' Receive a 2025 United States Artists Fellowship". NYU Tisch. 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2026-06-30.