We are a collective brand of Mexican design, formed by social artisanal companies from the Yucatan Peninsula and a creative team that works to preserve the living Maya culture. We work with different artisan communities to strengthen value chains and generate sustainable sources of income for them, through the creation and fair commercialization of artisanal pieces. Taller Maya was born in 2002 as a response to an initiative to recover techniques specific to the Maya culture and training and self-management programs led by the Haciendas del Mundo Maya Foundation. Today we collaborate with 42 artisan workshops in 32 communities in the Yucatan Peninsula. Each of our pieces represents the dialogue between the wisdom of the Maya culture and contemporary design.
Training workshops
Generation of formal jobs
Fair trade counseling
Access to a global market
Generation of strengthened community
Each social enterprise works in a workshop with the tools to create, using ancestral techniques and materials specific to the region, unique handmade objects that carry the history and knowledge of their land and Maya culture. We start from a vision of cultural rescue in harmony with the community. Social enterprises work side by side with the design team to create a dialogue between the wisdom of Maya culture and contemporary design. The work of Taller Maya as a platform for access to a network of fair and global trade has had a tangible impact on the artisan communities of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Developed in the Antilles. Over time, it has been perfected by Mayan artisans to become a meditative art.
From miniature pieces to monumental ones, it was one of the greatest artistic expressions of the ancient Maya.
Another one of the greatest artistic expressions of the ancient Maya. Today, artisans sustainably collect wood from the jungle floor.
Developed by the Mayan culture in the western mountains of Guatemala. The loom is held at two ends, one of them being the weaver‘s waist.
It was introduced in the Viceroyalty in Mexico and has been perfected over time by the Mayans. Today, only recovered material is used.
Introduced in Colonial times to Mexico and originating in Egypt. Ideal for working in large formats. The Mayans developed textiles since pre-Hispanic times.
The wet and combed fibers of the native material from the Peninsula are circularly rolled, forming layers that are sewn together to build everyday objects.
It originates from the Mixtec culture but developed in Yucatan during the Conquest of Mexico. Fine threads of silver and gold are used to create different organic patterns.
Hand embroidered. 3 members: Elena Chi Noh, María Miriam del Roció Pool Cauich, Madelaine Cauich Balam.