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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.[1]

History

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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.[2]

Their work first appeared on Broadway in the 2023 revival of The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window.[3][4] 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.[5][6][7] 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.[8][9] Their work on Broadway also includes Oh, Mary! (2024), Romeo and Juliet (2024), and Floyd Collins (2025).[10]

Dots has worked on film and television projects, including The Green Veil.[11] In 2025, dots designed the sets for Sarah Sherman's HBO special, Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh.[12]

In 2025, dots was awarded a United States Artists Fellowship.[13]

References

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  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.
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