Blind for One… Villains for All…

Andrea Quagliata

ECD // Vision & Excellence

An international, award-winning, multi-platform auteur, Andrea is a professional copywriter, designer, photographer, and strategist.

His client roster includes Auberge Resorts Collection, Palmaïa The House of AïA, IDEO, Condé Nast, Publicis, Kawasaki, Volvo, Grimoldi Milano, Vabene Italy,

Color of Change, UCSF, Hebrew Senior Life, Winn Companies, Bill.com, numerous Belmond Hotels, The Windsor Court Hotel, ’21’, and dozens of start-ups including Pubinno, Giant Protocol, Looksee Labs, and many more.

Entrepreneurial, polyglot, he has built brands in a variety of verticals, created the image for many the world’s most exclusive, luxury hotels, mentored dozens of start-up ventures, and freelanced around the world.

His photography has been published in Departures, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, The New York Times, Robb Report, Elle, Vogue Mexico, Forbes, Vogue Pelle, Vogue Gioiello, Watches, ID magazine and more.

During the pandemic, he co-founded Feed the Frontlines SF to support local doctors and restaurants.

As a part of DISTRIKT, the legendary sound camp, he supports Burning Man.

As an artist, his work has been shown at Basel, and in solo and group shows in San Francisco, Barcelona, and throughout Italy.

He has authored 3 books. One is about Six Moon Hill, the intentional community where he grew up with the founding members of Walter Gropius’ The Architect’s Collaborative. It has been collected by Harvard and MIT libraries.

Alexis López Ornelas

Art Director // Style & Substance

Alexis is a talented Art Director with deep experience coordinating and developing editorial, digital, and commercial projects. She has so far worked in luxury, fashion, beauty, and hospitality. Managing the creative process, from concept to final output, she uses photography, video, and graphic design to instill her work with novel concepts, sharp details, and provocative atmospheres.

At the beginning of her career, she left her native Mexico City for Italy, in order to earn a Master of Arts in Fashion Promotion and Communication at the Istituto Marangoni Milano.

On her return, she joined the team at Harper’s Bazaar Mexico & Latin America, quickly making an impact and taking bold steps to define her artistic voice.

Today, she is responsible for the creative vision and art direction of the much loved and always sensational beauty and fashion magazine L'Beauté.

She believes creativity can help shape our understanding of the human condition by challenging our existing assumptions.

Alexander Escobar

Image & Video Production // Stamina with a Smile

A few years ago, Alex had a life-changing epiphany, and so he left a lifetime career in sales to become a photographer. Starting very much on his own, he quickly earned the encouragement of his community, including Blind Villains’ ECD, Andrea, who understood his raw talent.

Since then, Alex has delivered jobs for a variety of clients and helped brands produce under the most challenging of circumstances. This includes hauling a 100 lb. pack of gear on a months-long trek through the Andean mountains for Architec’s line of adventure clothing.

He has also made work for The Esalen Institute, the famed, west coast wellness retreat and has dedicated ample time towards documenting the homeless crises plaguing San Francisco’s streets.

Having Alex on set is a massive benefit to any production. He knows what he’s doing, works hard, with a gigantic and contagious smile, and has the ability to take the edge off any difficult situation. Sincerely conveying that most important of collaborative qualities, humility, he has helped deliver some critical images under pressure.