Elijah Donatien - set design
Jhondona is a set designer, recording artist, model, and actor based in Meadow Woods, Florida — a creative whose work spans disciplines and defies easy categorization. At Beechwood, he builds the visual world behind each shoot, crafting intentional placements through backdrops, furniture, accessories, and materials that capture the inspiration driving every concept. He also documents the process, shooting behind-the-scenes content that brings the magazine's creative life to the surface.
Rooted in over twenty years of Orlando living, Jhondona credits Florida culture — its language, its energy, its relentless drive — as a foundational force in who he is. He sees Florida as a go-getter state, and that ethos shows up in everything he touches. But his creative DNA also carries New York in it. The streets shaped his openness to different perspectives, cultures, and ways of seeing — and kept him from ever being put in a box.
His influences reflect the range. Missy Elliott for her singular vision and unapologetic authenticity. Kanye West for the pursuit of divine presentation across many crafts. Both speak to a creative identity that is always reaching, always building, always reimagining what's possible.
His personal style follows the same logic — mood-driven, spontaneous, and deeply his own. He holds onto pieces for years, repurposes them constantly, and refuses to let anything go because he knows fashion is cyclical. For Jhondona, style is about finding new ways to bring things back to life. It's in his blood. Never copied.
He stands with Beechwood because he believes in the people, the neighborhoods, and the creative potential of Florida that has long gone overlooked. He sees something timeless being built here — and he's in it not for gain, but for the process. He genuinely lives to create.
Currently reading The Richest Man in Babylon — for at least the third time. Rod Wave's Feed the Streets is on mandatory rotation. Sinners was the last film that gave him visions. And his personal philosophy? Falling with style, like Buzz Lightyear. He'd rather attempt than be stagnant.
