Toh

Toh is a project designed together with artisans from Xcanchakán, Merida as part of Visión y Tradición, an initiative from Design Week Mexico.

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Visión y Tradición is a Design Week Mexico initiative that aims to generate a link between the work of designers and artisans in Mexico. This year, together with Taller Maya, a diverse group of designers from Mexico and Cuba worked with communities throughout the state of Yucatán to generate a catalog of products that, taking into account the skills of the artisan and the market, generates sustainable income for these communities.

During a 4-day stay, and understanding the processes, materials and context, we developed Toh, a set of decorative birds made of henequen fiber, a typical resource of the area, for Xcanchakán expand their product possibilities and market them with Mayan Workshop support.

Year / 2019
Material / Henequen
Creative Director / Joel Escalona
Artesanos / Lidia Centeno, Nancy Pech, Soledad Pam, Elisa Puch, Gloria Uc, María Concepción Puc & Ángela Moo
Photography / Mariana Achach