Laura Layana is an Argentine textile designer and photographer (b. 1991) working remotely from Buenos Aires. She trained at the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism (FADU) at the University of Buenos Aires (graduated 2016) and spent six years as a print designer at Jazmín Chebar, a high-end Argentine fashion brand. She now works independently under the project name Layana and teaches at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.

The portfolio features a rich, pattern-forward aesthetic with layered motifs and considered colour relationships. The work balances analogue process with commercial print sensibility, drawing on her photography background and photographic editing practice alongside traditional textile design methods. A mix of geometric, botanical, and abstract directions is evident across the selected pattern images.

Trained in Fashion and Textile Design at FADU. Technical work at Jazmín Chebar covered fabric development, jacquards, laces, embroideries, and embellishments - a broad material vocabulary. Photography is an active parallel practice including analogue darkroom work (black-and-white development at PAN laboratory). Photographic editing, painting, and illustration documented.

Primary market is women's fashion. Six-year tenure at Jazmín Chebar (high-end Argentine brand) delivered seasonal print design for womenswear collections and accessories across SS20 through FW24. Work involved collaboration with creative directors, design teams, and local/international suppliers. Currently works with fashion brands, designers, artisans, and artists as an independent.

Layana studied at FADU, UBA, graduating in 2016. She was awarded the Terma Sustainability Contest prize and showed a collection at Buenos Aires Fashion Week. For six years she worked at Jazmín Chebar, developing expertise in seasonal print and material development. She actively participated in artistic workshops including photography editing, analogue photography, and art-reading circles. She currently runs her independent studio Layana and teaches Design and Cultural Management at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.

Print output documented across multiple Jazmín Chebar seasons (SS20, FW20, SS21, FW21, SS22, FW22, FW23, SS24, FW24). Eight The portfolio features original pattern work across geometric, botanical, and abstract directions alongside her personal Layana project.