Piñata Design Studio/Yesenia Prieto

Founded by Yesenia Prieto and co-owned with Mia Baez, La Piñata Design Studio is led by highly experienced third generation piñata makers and designers reinventing the traditional craft of piñata making through their custom piñatas, sculptures, masks, and installations. Yesenia Prieto began making piñatas in South Los Angeles as a small time trade and has quickly harnessed her artistic skill and entrepreneurial spirit to manage larger than life installation projects for companies and museums such as LACMA, Microsoft, Google, and celebrities such as pop star Rihanna. Prieto and Baez also utilize the LA Piñata Design Studio as space and hub for leading hands-on workshops for the community to learn about the potential of piñatas as a form of craft and creativity.