MARIA

Ventanilla, Lima
District: Ate
Province: Lima
Region: Lima

I was born on October 9, 1968, in Lima. At the age of 24, when I met my husband, I started helping him decorate hats with indigenous accessories.

Thanks to my husband's work, we moved to live in Huancayo, and my sister-in-law, who embroidered dresses, vests, and other traditional costumes, taught me so I could assist her. Since then, I've been embroidering because I love art so much. I believe I have a lot of talent for this, and I will surely continue for much longer. I enjoy trying out new techniques and experimenting on different surfaces such as fabric, felt, straw, among others.

OUR POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT

We have built a business model based on the quality of life of our collaborators, starting with fair salary payments. We generates employment cocreating with artists from vulnerable areas of different provinces of the country.
More than 23 popular artists from Ayacucho, Huánuco, Huancayo, Cusco, Pucallpa, Lima and Arequipa are benefited by our teamwork with the craftsmen.

COMMITMENT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

We have an environmental, health and safety policy that establishes group goals for key environmental aspects. To promote the responsible consumption and to educate our community so they will value the environment as we do. We produce 3 collections a year. We reuse all the waste of our raw material, making accessories or dolls.The materials we use come from sustainable sources, as well as the wastes of deadstock materials from the textile and leather industry.

2022 AIDER

The main objective is to promote the conservation of the Amazon forests, where families of native communities of the Shipibo Conibo and Cacataibo ethnic groups live, and to contribute to improving their quality of life.
We will achieve this by working hand in hand between Polleras de Agustina, native communities and AIDER, in the development and co-creation of "Products with history", which come from a sustainable management of natural resources, through the Forestry Alliance initiative.