Artesanos | LIANA

Estamos orgullosos de trabajar con artesanos colombianos y comunidades artesanales que transforman el mundo con sus manos. Desde grupos indígenas inmersos en las diferentes regiones del país, hasta artesanos urbanos que utilizan materiales alternativos para crear. Conocemos de cerca a los grupos de artesanos con los cuáles creamos nuestros productos, trabajamos de la mano para lograr una excelente calidad con precios justos. Capacitamos, diseñamos e innovamos, respetando y valorando las tradiciones y las necesidades de las comunidades. Nuestro objetivo es crear conexiones creativas que contribuyan a mejorar la calidad de vida de los artesanos y a hacer visibles sus tradiciones y creaciones buscando su permanencia en el tiempo.

TESORO BARULERO

Tesoro Barulero is our group, consisting of 20 women. We are located in the Barú district, 60 minutes from the city of Cartagena in the department of Bolívar. The Baruleros are an Afro population, and our main economic activities revolve around tourism and craftsmanship. Our craftsmanship is created using various materials such as wood, semi-precious stones, and natural fibers. Our products are innovative and inspired by the colors of our nature, such as the fish, fruits, and mangroves that surround us.

EPERARA

From the Eperara Siapidara village, we have always been weaving from generation to generation; we start learning to weave from the age of 8. Due to displacement, we now live in the city of Bogotá. We have formed a group of 15 women artisans to strengthen our own craftsmanship and pass it on to our children, ensuring that our traditions are not lost in the city

RABOLARGO

This group of artisans, led by a creative and entrepreneurial woman, is located in the municipality of Cereté. For over 40 years, they have worked together, transforming banana knit, rush, and iraca palm into unique objects filled with knowledge and stories.

MIMBREROS

About 40 years ago, I started with furniture, everything from living room to bedroom furniture, all in natural fibers. Nowadays, other things have been implemented, such as synthetics with aluminum structures. The base for basketry remains the same, the same weaves. So, I come with the weaves, and depending on the customer, the model, the style they want, I implement it.

ZUNCHEROS

The artisan weavers of strapping have sought ways to preserve their traditions in new contexts. Upon arriving in cities, they encountered discarded plastic material and saw its transformative potential. Today, they weave colorful and sturdy baskets that have become traditional items in marketplaces, gradually spreading into various contexts, becoming useful and popular.

OKAINA

We are artisans working with yaré, guarumo, and cumare vines. We live in the Chorrera district, Amazonas department. Within our territory, we coexist with indigenous ethnic groups such as Okaina, Bora, and Huitoto. Yaré vine is a natural, original, and durable material that grows in the jungle, at the treetops, and roots into the ground. In the past, it was used for traditional traps, and now we use it to craft handmade products that we can sell to support our families.

WOUNAAN

As artisans, we are a group of 40 people. To make our crafts, we cut the werregue palm in the forest and then peel the palm, letting it dry in the sun. Once dried, we extract the palm's fibers and dye them in various colors. Finally, we use these dyed threads to create our crafts, including vases, earrings, trays, bracelets, and fruit bowls.

CAÑABRAVA

In Riosucio, Caldas, artisan women began working with cañabrava fiber to bring unique crafts to life, replacing traditional materials like bejuco. Today, they have become a consolidated association that weaves all kinds of baskets.

ZENÚ

The members of the United Artisans Association of Contento are part of the community that has cherished the history of the vueltiao hat for years. Through the hands and faces of experts, the creative vision of a people is reflected in the turns and stitches of a hat.

JUNCO

María, an entrepreneurial and highly creative woman, leads this group of artisans who use the reed and bulrush fiber that grows in the Fúquene lagoon to create handmade objects using traditional basket weaving techniques.

FIQUE

This fiber is extracted from a type of agave cultivated in Santander, dyed, and woven using a variety of artisanal techniques to create products full of added value..

GUALEMA

This small group of Sikuani women transforms moriche palm fibers into unique baskets. Each fiber is dyed with natural dyes and then woven using the roll technique, resulting in very special baskets that carry the creativity of each of the women.

KANKUAMO

Artisan women of the Kankuamo ethnicity who craft woven bags using fique fiber, keeping their traditions alive.

TEJEDORAS URBANAS

We work with artisan women in Bogotá who are skilled in a variety of weaving techniques. We develop the product and provide training to women for specific productions and projects, creating work-from-home opportunities.