Story & Highlights
FOUNDER: Fundación haciendas del mundo maya & taller maya
TEAM: Collaboration of Mexican artisan all across the country
LOCATION: México
MATERIALS: Natural fiber, metal, textile, stone, clay
Ensamble Artesano directly supports +5,000 artisans who celebrate and preserve the cultural heritage of our country through the techniques they work. Once you buy a piece the money goes straight back to the craft communities through the 'strengthening fund' used for a capacity building program developed in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme.
The project seeks to create an opportunity building new approaches in interdisciplinary collaboration with designers who joined the allied organizations and who managed this collaborative model for the creation of 800 different designs, with horizontal design processes in respect to the legacy of the groups and at the same time generating innovation in the production processes.