ABOUT US
A Conscious Studio Led By Love
Sádé’s creative path bridges movement and activism, rooted in years of community social practice and artistic and cultural work. Jerel’s visual practice spans a decade of shaping story, space, and system across mediums. Together, SOLA is where their ways of sensing and making converge, not only as creative collaborators, but as co-builders of a shared life and a vision for transformative experience.
SOLA was born from a a desire to step outside the narrow frameworks of conventional creative and business culture, and into a way of working that felt more honest, more human, and more whole.
We were disillusioned by systems that measured success only by outputs and outcomes. What we craved was a creative practice that honored the intangible: connection, slowness, imagination, care, beauty, and depth. A studio where creativity could be both purposeful and playful. Where design could be strategic and soulful.
In choosing a different path, we began to understand how deeply the world overlooks the invisible forces that truly shape experience: tenderness, intuition, relationality, and presence. This insight reshaped how we lead, collaborate, and design. It guided us toward a practice rooted not in performance, but in love.
SOLA has become more than a studio — it is a container. A creative ecosystem. A space for experience design that holds room for emotion, systems, culture, and story to co-exist.
We believe in design that doesn’t just communicate, but transforms — emotionally, culturally, and systemically. We believe in creative leadership that centers humility, curiosity, and care. We believe in co-creation as a political, artistic, and spiritual act.
As SOLA continues to evolve, we remain committed to this way of working: relational, intentional, and alive. We design with and for those who are building a more connected, expressive, and liberated world.
We welcome you to journey with us — to build, to imagine, and to shape what’s next, together.
SOLA
/sol & Luna/
In our life together as a lovingly married couple, we’ve discovered the profound beauty of harmonizing both the masculine and feminine energies within our relationship. It is the heart of our work at SOLA as we understand first hand that the fusion of strength and sensitivity, clarity and intuition, forms a potent and transformative creative synergy that can manifest in powerful ways.
Our love story is woven into every aspect of our business. It’s in the way we connect deeply with our partners, in our mindful approach to design, and in our commitment to creating consciously- with heart and soul.
ABOUT US
The Studio
SOLA is a boutique creative studio based in Trinidad and Tobago, working across borders to co-create with heart-led storytellers, culture shapers, and community builders. We design experiences that live across story, system, and space; grounded in care, cultural resonance, and the belief that design can move us toward more connected, liberated futures.
We work at the intersections of leadership, strategy, digital experience, culture, and the arts, supporting community and participatory-driven solutions that invite transformation, honor interdependence, and deepen the capacity to act with clarity and purpose on both local and global scales.
With over fifteen years of shared experience in creative practice and social transformation, we bring a layered, intentional approach to communication — one that listens, feels, and speaks across mediums.
At the heart of our work is a belief in radical love, collective imagination, and the quiet power of design to reimagine how we live, lead, and relate to one another.
Our partners are heart-led storytellers, cultural shapers, and community builders co-creating new ways of being.
We walk alongside those who are reimagining systems, holding space for transformation, and creating with care.
Our intention is to design experiences that awaken purpose, deepen connection, and help build the worlds we long for — together.
We believe design is a form of care, and a way to foster connection, cultural resonance, and collective imagination. Through our work, we support a shift toward more conscious, interconnected ways of living, creating, and relating.
We partner with visionary creators, organizers, and storytellers who are building with purpose, leading with heart, and shaping futures rooted in care and community.
Our approach is thoughtful, relational, and intentionally crafted — guided by deep listening, artistic rigor, and the desire to make work that feels as good as it functions.
We bring strategy, story, and sensory design into harmony to create experiences that connect — not just visually, but emotionally, culturally, and systemically.
What experience design means to us
We came to design not just as a discipline, but as a way of living and relating. For us, experience design means crafting the spaces, stories, and systems that shape how people feel, connect, and move through the world. It asks us to be present.
To listen. To create not just for outcomes, but for transformation — emotional, cultural, and collective. It’s design that lives in the body, breathes in time, and leaves something behind. Felt. Remembered. Carried.
Why We Are Different
Anchored in Purpose
We’ve intentionally aligned our work with heart-led storytellers, culture shapers, and community builders. This clarity of focus allows us to show up with deeper intention, care, and cultural sensitivity — understanding the complexities, contradictions, and potential within the communities and movements we serve.
Our offerings aren’t just tailored — they are relational, responsive, and deeply attuned to the emotional, strategic, and creative needs of those we partner with.
Expertise in Experience Design
With over 15 years of experience across storytelling, strategy, and systems, we’ve honed a creative practice rooted in experience design. We believe design is more than form — it is a feeling, a journey, and a tool for cultural shift.
Whether it’s a campaign, a digital platform, or a ritual gathering, our work invites people to feel, to remember, and to move — emotionally, collectively, and systemically.
Driven by Vision & Values
Our practice is anchored in love, equity, and transformation. We believe in the power of design to shape the world not just as it is — but as it could be.
We hold space for our partners to grow, reflect, and lead with clarity and conviction. Through creative collaboration, we nurture not only projects, but people — amplifying purpose, building capacity, and making room for the kind of leadership that is bold, human, and rooted in care.
Boutique by Design
As an intentionally small, full-spectrum studio, every project we take on is a relationship. We listen closely. We move with you. We shape each experience with deep attention to your values, your rhythm, and your vision.
What we offer isn’t just service — it’s partnership. A shared practice. A design journey grounded in conversation, responsiveness, and trust.
A Living, Layered Process
Our design process is alive — iterative, nonlinear, and co-created. We begin by listening deeply, then move through cycles of shaping, sensing, and refining — until the work feels not only complete, but aligned.
We draw from research, ritual, story, and system-thinking to create experiences that are intuitive, resonant, and built to last. This is design that remembers the body. That honors time. That reflects what matters.
Co-Creation is Our Core
Our studio is built on collaboration — not as a buzzword, but as a way of working, sensing, and making. Every project is shaped by an ecosystem of artists, strategists, technologists, and facilitators who bring unique perspectives and lived wisdom into the room.
We believe creative power multiplies when shared. We don’t just deliver outcomes — we create containers for collective creativity, where everyone involved is part of the vision, the shaping, and the impact.
Co-FOUNDER / Creative Operations Director
Sádé Budhlall
Sádé Budhlall is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural worker, and co-founder of SOLA. Rooted in the Caribbean and shaped by diasporic memory, her practice moves between dance, design, and community engagement.
Drawing from abolitionist and decolonial frameworks, Sádé works at the intersection of embodied pedagogy, ritual, and social justice. She brings a critical and poetic lens to design — understanding it, like movement, as a way of sensing, resisting, and reimagining the world.
Co-FOUNDER / Creative Director
Jerel Ramsey
Jerel is a visual storyteller whose creative practice spans graphic design, film, and digital media. With a foundation in narrative building and a deep sensitivity to visual culture, he approaches each project as a living conversation, centered around collaboration, care, and curiosity.
His work explores the relationship between form, feeling, and future-making, crafting emotional landscapes that speak, resonate, and remember. As co-founder of SOLA, Jerel designs experiences that hold space for complexity, community, and transformative storytelling.
Chief Disruptor
Sola Bean
Sola is not your ordinary feline; he is a whiskered wonder who brings a unique blend of charm, mischief, and unexpected insights to our daily operations.
With his curious nature and playful antics, Sola keeps us on our toes, reminding us that true creativity is about embracing the unexpected and finding joy in the little disruptions that life brings. Whether he’s leaping into the frame during a brainstorming call or casually strolling across the keyboard during a strategy meeting.
Sola embodies our belief in a workspace that’s lively, fun, and a little unconventional. He teaches us the importance of adaptability, spontaneity, and taking breaks to indulge in life’s simpler pleasures. He’s a vital part of our team, inspiring us to view the world through a different lens – one that’s filled with wonder, playfulness, and creativity.
Begin Your Journey
We craft transformative experiences that not only radiate beauty but also inspire change from the inside out. Dive into our curated selection of offerings, or join us on this journey by becoming a partner.
