Jordana Maisie is an architect, designer, and the founder of JMDS, a multidisciplinary design studio, and JMDW, an experimentation and fabrication workshop, based in Los Angeles. She embraces creative practice through a wide lens with a refreshing openness. A background in orchestral music, photography, and film, constructed a foundation for an art practice in Berlin, which bridged physical experience and interactive design.

The value of presence in physical space, as opposed to mediation through screens, is crucial to her work. A residency in Australia, her country of origin, culminated in a large-scale public installation, paving the path to studies in architecture, furniture, and lighting design. After completing graduate school, Jordana brought her unique approach to Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s renowned studio in New York.

Jordana holds a Master of Architecture, and an MFA in Lighting Design from Parsons School of Design; a BFA in photography from the Glasgow School of Art; and a MFA in Video Production & Sound Engineering from the College of Fine Arts in Sydney. She is currently an adjunct professor at USC's School of Architecture in Los Angeles, and a recipient of the Art & Australia/Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award.

Jordana’s work has been published in titles including FRAME, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times, Surface, and WWD.

Michael DesBarres is a licensed architect with over two decades of experience in architecture and design education. Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, he earned a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 1999 to 2005, he apprenticed under architect Bruce Severson at Architectural Arts, Ltd., where he fabricated museum-quality architectural models for architects, developers, and cultural institutions.

In 2008, Michael received his Master of Architecture with honors from Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. Following graduation, he remained at Taliesin through 2016, serving as faculty, core faculty, and ultimately in administrative leadership roles, helping to shape the school's educational mission and culture.

In 2017, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he served as a project architect with firms including Walker Workshop, Ryder Design & Architecture, and PHX Architecture in Beverly Hills. Licensed in both California and Wisconsin and certified by NCARB, Michael is also an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

His portfolio spans a wide range of high-profile projects, including bespoke residences, private clubs and resorts, luxury hotels, retail spaces, tenant improvements, and restaurants. Michael combines deep design expertise with a strong foundation in education and craft, bringing thoughtful vision and technical rigor to every project.

Since landing in NYC in 2011, Caleb Sillars has participated in a wide variety of design and building pursuits, from graphic design and 3D compositing work to adventures in construction, carpentry and fabrication. He entered the world of architecture through his education at the Parsons School of Constructed Environments where he received an M.Arch in 2016. His practice experience has included positions at Rice+Lipka and LEVENBETTS, and six years at Bernheimer Architecture, all in NYC, before becoming the first east-coast hire of LA-based Jordana Maisie Design Studio (JMDS) in 2024.

Jessica received her Bachelor of Architecture from Woodbury University where she worked alongside a team to permit and build LA’s first 3D printed home, being featured on Dezeen, LA Times and various news outlets. Since then she joined JMDS in 2023 and has been involved in various project phases while intersecting architectural, interior and lighting design for residential and commercial projects in Los Angeles and New York. She also enjoys learning how to expand her culinary knowledge during JMDS' weekly Staff Lunch.