Maria Teresa Gonzalez (TeGo)

Teresa worked in industrial design on projects that included furniture, interior design, shoes, ceramics, theatrical staging, teaching, and of course jewelry. Designing for Teresa is an opportunity to satisfy her passion. She believes that "design brings dreams and imagination to reality to be enjoyed and to bring happiness."

Marisa Ortiz

"I am a young Mexican designer who, having been born in the city of Taxco, Mexico and into a family that has been, for generations, dedicated to jewelry, I discovered my passion for jewelry when I was very young. I make jewelry for the modern woman who is looking for top quality, exclusive designs. I use different metals and stones to achieve original and unique looking jewelry." Marisa in fact uses sterling silver, gold vermeil, even copper and the most exotic stones and beads to make stunning pieces.

Eclectic, exotic, very trendy and hip.

Leticia Rayas

You would never believe that the beautiful necklaces are made with fish scales! Lety picks up the fish scales at the fish market in her native Michoacan, cleans, lacquers and spray paints them so that she can use them in the confection of these fabulous necklaces. She also uses pistachio shells, seashells and beans as materials for her eco friendly jewelry.

Fish Scales necklaces!

Jesus Quaas

Whimsy, vivacious, edgy, sophisticated, creative, any of the above adjectives can be used to describe Jesus Quaas' line of bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and rings. With a color palette that touches both ends of the color spectrum, including warm opaque amber and an aqua tone reminiscent of the Caribbean seas. His says his wife Monica is the inspiration behind every piece in his collection.

Glass and silver, colors of the Caribbean.

Pavel Perez

Using only high quality pure silver wire (.999) Pavel is able to manipulate the wire into numerous shapes and directions that allows him to make "interesting and complex looking pieces." He attributes much of his success to his girlfriend Lily who helps him perfect many of designs by offering a feminine perspective to the feel and functionality of his collection. He says, "With the wire, every piece comes out differently… and that's the fun part."

Pure silver, complex and fascinating designs.

Oscar Figueroa

Oscar is originally from Taxco, Mexico where he lives and works. Although he studied hospitality, he went back to school to get a degree in Design and jewelry making and marketing. He starting making jewelry under the brand "D'escorcia" and he built an important business around it.

Using the experience from D'escorcia, he brings us this new and very special collection that bears his name. With this collection, he has received several awards in Mexico and also internationally for his fantastic design, technique and the incorporation of technology to achieve new textures.

"I hope you will enjoy my collection as much as I have enjoyed creating them for you" he says.

Maku

Maku means "beautiful" in the Catalan language. Hector Carabes, the designer, is originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, but studied in Barcelona, Spain the art of jewelry making. That's where he came up with the name for his line and where he discovered the excitement of colored glass. By combining different patterns of colored glass against a clear sheet of glass he is able to make colorful, modern and original pieces. His studio is right outside of Guadalajara, Mexico and he works there with his wife Anna.

Colorful glass, very modern, fun and hip.

Estela Corona

Estela specializes in making jewelry with wood. "I make this jewelry because I admire the uniqueness of wood: every single bead is different, every single one has its own color, its own shine and shape. I want people to wear it so that others can see how beautiful this is" she explains. When asked what inspires her, she says nature and of course her two favorite painters: Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo. She also teaches art to children at a school in Taxco she founded in 1985.

Crafted from wood, inspired by painting.

Deysi Arreortua

Deysi Arreortua's handbags are inspired by the vibrant colors and designs of Mexican folklore and culture. The fabric is strong and durable yet soft and feminine. Deysi is currently working with Oaxacan artisans who live in very remote communities and do not have an opportunity to showcase their talent. Her designs combine their talent with hers.

Folkart meets fashion.

Recycled Handbags

These handbags are made by the inmates at a Jail in Taxco, Mexico who are currently serving a sentence as part of a rehabilitation program. By making and selling these products for which they are paid fairly, they are able to legally contribute with some money to their households while they are still in jail. Each handbag is made with used notebook paper and from old books donated by local schools, and covered with candy wrapper foil is overstock donated by candy factories.

Funky and stylish, recycled materials.

Bernardo Bocanegra

Ixtle is a natural fiber obtained from the Agave plant. After the fibers are dried, they are colored and Bernardo and his family carefully weave them into intricate, beautiful shapes, mostly flowers and circles. They make them into earrings that are so fun and colorful to wear yet they are eco friendly!

Fabulous earrings with natural fibers

Yadira Flores Majul

Although Yadi has a bachelor's degree in architecture and interior design, she also has over 9 years of experience in jewelry designing and making. In every new piece she makes, she tries to use a wide variety of materials and techniques and only makes a limited number of them. She currently has a small store that her husband Roberto runs where they sell Yadi's designs. When asked about her inspiration, she says that she tries to make sure that all of her customers end up with a smile in their face.

A smile guaranteed.

Julisa Ortiz and Diego Figueroa

Julisa and Diego come from families that for years have been dedicated to making beautiful pieces of jewelry. They created their own company in 2004 with the goal of making artisanal jewelry pieces that combine sterling silver and the rich textures of natural stones and colorful fresh water pearls. "We are a newly wed couple and we both get our inspiration for designing jewelry from the mutual love and admiration that we have for each other."

Sterling silver, colorful pearls, rich stone textures.

Servando Dominguez

Servando and glass have a long history together. He used to work at a factory in Mexico city that made glass ware using traditional Mexican techniques. While still at the factory, one day he needed a gift for his girlfriend and thought of inserting a leftover piece of blown glass in a ring that a friend made especially for the piece. The result was beautiful! He learned from his friend the basics of jewelry making. At first it was only with the purpose of inserting pieces of glass in them but then fell in love with jewelry making and discovered other ways to make great pieces like using crystals to make cocktail rings and beautiful pendants and earrings.

Glass, crafted with true passion, originality.

Timo Hernandez

Timo's father was also a jewelry maker and he taught his son Timo the art of high quality jewelry making. Timo's craftmanship is a part of a long tradition. He likes to call his designs "old and new". His "old designs" use pre-hispanic motifs and the "new designs" are very modern he says. He also teaches his son the art of jewelry making to pass the tradition to another generation.

Modern interpretation of classic motifs.

Victor Hugo Ortiz

Gold Filigree jewelry is the traditional accessory worn by native Indian women from Oaxaca. Victor, who is originally from Oaxaca learned from his father at an early age how to do this traditional technique, but decided to innovate and instead of using gold, he started using silver to give a modern look to something that is so traditional. To give the bracelets the filigree look, he hand carves every single one of them, and even though he has done many of these bracelets, he says that he's never seen two identical.

Indian traditions, contemporary silver look.

The Vidri Arte Project By Fernando Montana

"The ultimate goal is to provide a place to live for people with disabilities (or different abilities as we prefer to call them) and extreme necessity. In this place they will receive an education, values and a job. Through the sale of their work we are expecting to make this project self-sustainable, 'Do not give them fish but teach them how to fish' thus, making the job the key aspect in their training. Our goal is very simple: to be happy. For our workers our objective is to educate them, make of them well-rounded people with integrity, aptitudes, skills and values making it easy for them to integrate into society so that they can contribute to their personal development, and the development of their community, their city and their country."

Glass workshop empowering those in need.

El Abuelo

"Abuelo" means grandfather in spanish, and although Aurelio Gama does not have grandkids, everybody knows him as "El Abuelo." When his two kids were younger, they couldn't say his name: "Aurelio", so they would call him "abuelo." He is very well known among Taxco's artisan's community because he specializes in making all types of jewelry with cubic zirconium. Whereas the majority of the designers experiment with different styles for a long time until they find their niche, El Abuelo fell in love with this particular stone: "It is full of life, it sparkles so much and you can never grow tired of admiring its many facets."

Masterful craftsmanship, unique sparkling stones.

Indigenous Art

Amate paper is handmade from the bark of several types of ficus trees. Even though the amate paper is made in San Pablito, in the state of Puebla, the best amate paper painters are found in Xalitla, Tuliman, Ameyaltepec and San Agustin in the state of Guerrero. This is rare that the indigenous artists would use materials that are not found in their region but the amate paper was so beautiful it is worth the effort. The artisans would traditionally paint over clay as can be seen in the jewelry boxes. They usually paint either monochrome or very colorful, naive paintings depicting traditional events like weddings, harvests, rodeos, etc or exotic birds and flowers.

Funky, original Mexican folk art.

Francisco Sanchez Sahagun - Citlali

"I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. I got my knowledge of jewelry through my father at a very early age and since then, art has been part of my life as I have studied and worked on Jewelry making, Architecture, Painting and Sculpture."

"My designs incorporate elements that are inspired in a wide variety of motives from the Mexican culture and from Nature, which I enjoy transforming into magnificent Jewelry"

In 1968, he opened the first "Citlali" jewelry store, which was meant to be a family business, and it in fact has become a family legacy as his two daughters: Flora Maria and Gabriela emerged as two great jewelry designers as well as his granddaughter, who is now starting to engage in jewelry making. "Citlali" is from the Nahuatl language and it means "Star"

Amada Diaz

Amada Diaz introduced her first line of handcrafted products and ornaments 26 years ago. This unique way of working with seeds has been her signature ever since then. "The seeds I choose are by themselves a masterpiece and they inspire the deepest respect for nature. They create the most original and beautiful designs and bring a feeling of peace and serenity to any place"

"Nature itself is the masterpiece."