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Founded as a retail store in Guatemala City in 1994, La Casa Guatemala sold fine vintage textiles and antique vernacular furniture. Our area of expertise were items relating to the religion and everyday life of the indigenous Mayan population. We began exporting in 1995, sending our unique handicrafts to larger and increasingly sophisticated markets. In doing so, we help to ensure that artisanal production remains a viable livelihood for artisans in this country. In 2001, we closed down our retail store to focus on this mission. Our people Based in our Guatemala City Office, we are a team of ten people. Our artisans, on the other hand, are based all over the country! We work with individual artisans, family workshops, and artisan cooperatives in nearly every region, helping to support six hundred to a thousand artisans. Our network includes: pedal and backstrap loom weavers, embroiderers, crocheters and macramé-ers, sewers, seamstresses and tailors, potters, woodcarvers, carpenters, glass beaders, silversmiths and jade cutters, cobblers, leather belt makers, glass blowers, glass bottle cutters, and basket weavers. Our products A versatile array of handmade products La Casa Guatemala teams up with artisans to develop products in the following categories: textiles, wood, ceramics and clay, metals, Czech and Japanese glass beads, leather, basketry, stone, natural fibers, recycled glass, and other materials.
Founded as a retail store in Guatemala City in 1994, La Casa Guatemala sold fine vintage textiles and antique vernacular furniture. Our area of expertise were items relating to the religion and everyday life of the indigenous Mayan population. We began exporting in 1995, sending our unique handicrafts to larger and increasingly sophisticated markets. In doing so, we help to ensure that artisanal production remains a viable livelihood for artisans in this country. In 2001, we closed down our retail store to focus on this mission. Our people Based in our Guatemala City Office, we are a team of ten people. Our artisans, on the other hand, are based all over the country! We work with individual artisans, family workshops, and artisan cooperatives in nearly every region, helping to support six hundred to a thousand artisans. Our network includes: pedal and backstrap loom weavers, embroiderers, crocheters and macramé-ers, sewers, seamstresses and tailors, potters, woodcarvers, carpenters, glass beaders, silversmiths and jade cutters, cobblers, leather belt makers, glass blowers, glass bottle cutters, and basket weavers. Our products A versatile array of handmade products La Casa Guatemala teams up with artisans to develop products in the following categories: textiles, wood, ceramics and clay, metals, Czech and Japanese glass beads, leather, basketry, stone, natural fibers, recycled glass, and other materials.
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