Journalist, curator and author specialising in Latin American craft and design. She is the author of The Soul of Objects: An Anthropological View of Design and curator of the first exhibition of Latin American applied arts in Germany at the Grassi Museum. Her work has been presented at institutions including the MAD Museum (New York), the V&A Museum (London), MALBA (Buenos Aires) and the Museu da Casa Brasileira (São Paulo). She lives and works in Berlin.
Weaving the Future: Contemporary Design and Living Mayan Heritage
“Guatemala diseña con las manos” explores how living Mayan textile heritage can connect with contemporary design. The talk presents the creation of the Great Textile Jaguar, a pyramid woven over six months by 150 Guatemalan women artisans. Through immersive design, craftsmanship and social sustainability, the project shows how ancestral knowledge can evolve into a contemporary cultural narrative with global resonance.
