Name: Natural Danzante Table Stand
Brand: Caralarga
Price: 360.0 EUR
Availability: InStock

CARALARGA

founded by

Ana Holschneider

Caralarga is a Mexican brand for handcrafted jewelry founded by Ana Holschneider. Caralarga provides sustainable incomes for 12 women working in its studio in Querétaro and regularly engages in design collaborations with indigenous communities across Mexico. The two artisans María del Socorro Gasca Chalqueño and Inés Hernandez Estrada lead the design process aiming to preserve the essence and highlight the benefits of natural materials such as raw cotton by transforming it into high-quality handmade jewelry and interior design objects.

MEET

CARALARGA

TEAM: 12 full-time employees.

LOCATION: Querétaro.

MATERIALS: Raw cotton threads.

TECNIQUE: Handmade jewelry and interior design objects.

IMPACT: Women empower. Collaborations with indigenous communities across Mexico.

Every month begins with a visit to Hércules where Francisco, who has been working there for more than 20 years, helps the team choose the right threads based on their thickness and quality. The threads are subsequently taken gummed to acquire their texture. When this process is finished, the thread is stored on a giant steel reel. This way it prevents from tangling. Later, the thread is cut and rolled into a big 'Oaxaca cheese' type of ball to make it easier to bring into the workshop and start with the creative design process."
Ana Holschneider

our design

Preserve historical heritage

The workshop of Caralarga is based in the historic building of the "Hércules" yarn and textile factory in Querétaro, Mexico. The factory from 1846, which still occupies parts of the complex, provides the raw cotton fibers which Caralarga turns into handmade jewelry.

Reuse of materials

Every month begins with a visit to Hércules where Francisco, who has been working there for more than 20 years, helps the team choose the right threads based on their thickness and quality. The threads are subsequently taken gummed to acquire their texture.

Conscious Production

When this process is finished, the thread is stored on a giant steel reel. This way prevents tangling. Later, the thread is cut and rolled into a big "Oaxacan cheese" type of ball to make it easier to bring into the workshop and start with the creative process.

we work with

women artisans

The two artisans María del Socorro Gasca Chalqueño and Inés Hernandez Estrada lead the design process aiming to preserve the essence and highlight the benefits of natural materials such as raw cotton by transforming it into high-quality handmade jewelry.