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The Stronger Your Identity, the Less You Need T...

A simple sketch can reveal more than a piece of furniture. While designing an Otomi embroidered children's chair, I found myself reflecting on the relationship between cultural identity and the...

The Stronger Your Identity, the Less You Need T...

A simple sketch can reveal more than a piece of furniture. While designing an Otomi embroidered children's chair, I found myself reflecting on the relationship between cultural identity and the...

Changed direction to find its place.

Changed direction to find its place.

Sometimes the problem isn't the embroidery. It's the wall. This is the story of a gift that had to change direction to find its place. I gave my friend Moni...

Changed direction to find its place.

Sometimes the problem isn't the embroidery. It's the wall. This is the story of a gift that had to change direction to find its place. I gave my friend Moni...

Don´t miss it!

Don´t miss it!

After years working with Mexican handcrafts, Nat Boone launched Casa Lanna Ha — a YouTube channel for Mexicans and Hispanics living away from Mexico. Not about decoration. About home, memory,...

Don´t miss it!

After years working with Mexican handcrafts, Nat Boone launched Casa Lanna Ha — a YouTube channel for Mexicans and Hispanics living away from Mexico. Not about decoration. About home, memory,...

Our homes don’t lie. We do.

Our homes don’t lie. We do.

For three years, my home quietly recorded everything I pretended not to see. The plants that died. The corners that became generic. The objects I bought to fill a void...

Our homes don’t lie. We do.

For three years, my home quietly recorded everything I pretended not to see. The plants that died. The corners that became generic. The objects I bought to fill a void...

otomi embroidery

The piece of the week: The question almost no o...

This week a piece left Mexico and arrived at a home in Chula Vista, California. Before you choose a textile by its color, ask yourself a different question: how is...

The piece of the week: The question almost no o...

This week a piece left Mexico and arrived at a home in Chula Vista, California. Before you choose a textile by its color, ask yourself a different question: how is...

This arrives at your house. You can't make this yourself.

This arrives at your house. You can't make this...

Yes, you could learn to embroider. You could buy the pattern, watch the tutorials, choose the thread colors, and spend hours mastering every stitch. There is nothing wrong with that....

This arrives at your house. You can't make this...

Yes, you could learn to embroider. You could buy the pattern, watch the tutorials, choose the thread colors, and spend hours mastering every stitch. There is nothing wrong with that....