Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, she moved to New York, where she discovered new disciplines like Feng Shui. She then continued her education in India, an experience that helped her expand her passion for design and spirituality. She genuinely believes that every space has its own soul and that we should recreate it accordingly because everything is created from the inside out. After graduating in Interior Architectural Design from Berkeley College in New Jersey, she began working with an architecture firm in New York City for 4 years, founding her own interior design studio in 2020. Her professional experience has focused on high-end projects in residences, hospitality, and healthcare in the United States.

Malquis Palencia LLC, an interior design studio located in Orlando, Florida, is a boutique firm founded in 2020. It currently consists of a multidisciplinary team of designers dedicated to the highest levels of detail and creative expression for projects in high-end hospitality, healthcare, commercial, and residential areas. They design each project with a unique and distinguished inspiration drawn from the local environment to deliver the ultimate client experience. Creative collaboration within the studio naturally enriches their interior design projects, furniture, lighting, decoration, and products of all sizes, overcoming new challenges.