{"id":2371631,"date":"2026-04-13T18:47:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2371631"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:47:52","slug":"why-quenlin-blackwell-went-phone-free-at-coachella-with-pinterest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-quenlin-blackwell-went-phone-free-at-coachella-with-pinterest\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Quenlin Blackwell Went Phone-Free at Coachella with Pinterest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coachella, for many, is content-creation central. Different activations promise photo opportunities. Celebrities pop up and serve looks (and drinks). Art installations litter the festival grounds with the promise of cotton-candy sunsets every night. Pinterest, however, took a different approach to the festival this year\u2014encouraging guests, including Quenlin Blackwell, model and host of Feeding Starving Celebrities<\/em>, to go phone-free.<\/p>\n

\u201cPinterest helps you get inspired and then gets you out into the real world to live your real life,\u201d Sara Pollack, Global Head of Consumer Marketing at Pinterest, says. \u201cWe\u2019re clearly in a moment in time where burnout and phone addiction is totally real. At festivals and concerts, you go and usually all you see is a bunch of people holding their phones in the air, capturing the moment at the expense of actually being there. Let\u2019s have people be in the moment. Joy comes from being in the moment with community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The centerpiece of Pinterest\u2019s activation was a charm stand, where guests added embellishments to sunglasses, key chains, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

According to the brand, Gen Z-ers are searching for \u201canalog aesthetic\u201d on Pinterest more than ever: The term is up 260 percent when compared to the same period last year, while searches for \u201cdumb phone\u201d are similarly up 150 percent. \u201cWe are really about personal exploration and finding the inspiration to create a life around you,\u201d Pollack says. \u201cOur algorithm literally is built on signals that demonstrate action and engagement. Let\u2019s help you get inspired and then go do the thing, buy the thing, wear the thing, cook the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At Coachella, the brand is using Yonder cases<\/a> to lock festival-goers\u2019 phones away as they enter the on-site Pinterest activation space. Inside, guests can embellish key chains, get their makeup done, or send a postcard home. (Yes, they could literally mail their \u201cJoy Guide\u201d to a destination of their choice.) Surrounded by color throughout the activation, the finishing touch is a rainbow lenticular photo. The message is clear: Analog activities, conversations with friends, and connection bring joy to the stage.<\/p>\n

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Blackwell was just one individual who stopped by the Pinterest activation during Coachella. She also stars in the brand\u2019s campaign, and she chose to go truly phone-free for her festival experience. \u201cMy phone is basically my job,\u201d Blackwell says. \u201cI\u2019m always thinking about the shot, the edit, the caption. Even when I\u2019m \u2018in the moment,\u2019 a tiny part of me is still directing it. The idea of going \u2018phone-free\u2019 with Pinterest? It felt insane, but also refreshing. It\u2019s giving me permission to be present, to feel the music, meet new people, to be part of the community. I won\u2019t be watching the weekend through a screen, but experiencing it in the rawest, realest way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Blackwell inside the Pinterest activation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

As for who she was most excited to see perform\u2014sans phone? \u201cSabrina Carpenter headlining is going to be a moment,\u201d Blackwell says. \u201cKarol G making history as the first Latina to headline Coachella\u2026I feel like that\u2019s going to be one of those sets people talk about forever. I also need to see Addison Rae\u2019s set, because that\u2019s my girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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