Eilyn Cueto started her commitment to the field of design at a very young age. She was born and raised in Miami, where her father would take her to the local hardware store. While there, she would convince him that her mother had allowed her to buy paint, so that she could paint her bedroom. Once home, she would lock her bedroom door, paint the entire room and then moe everything around everything in a new and different way that appealed to her sense of style and order. She tended to do this about 3-4 times per year and, though she didn’t know it then, she now realizes that is where her passion for design originated.
She graduated high school when she was just 16, but the fact is, at the time Eilyn Cueto had no idea what she wanted to do with her life. Part of her - the practical side of her personality - thought she should become a lawyer, but her heart wasn’t in it, so she decided to travel for awhile, so she could figure out what she wanted to do. She fell in love with Costa Rica and spent almost 6 years there, studying architecture and interior design.
More than anything else in the world, Eilyn Cueto has come to believe that passion guides the soul, which is why she landed in Costa Rica for so long and why she worked there for so long. She spent time looking for an up-and-coming designer, until she realized she had become exactly that. Eilyn began to discover her fresh design vision while still in college, as she worked as a freelance designer under the tutelage and supervision of a licensed architect. From that platform, she was able to design and build numerous public spaces, including hotels, restaurants, markets and many more.
