The pieces of Cestería Andina are the result of a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional basketry of Región de Los Lagos, southern Chile.
Transmitted in the rural and urban territory of the city of Puerto Montt, basketry pieces that originally fulfilled functions of air, sea and land, that is, a type of coarse craftsmanship created to serve in field work, fishing and harvesting in general. Sifting baskets, for apple and potato presses or for shellfish, each one of these baskets are made with manila (phormium tenax), a vegetable fiber commonly worked in this area.
This basket weaving tradition and the manila are the basis and origin of Cestería Andina. Based on these two principles, ancestral techniques are used and updated to create unique pieces, combining the traditional and the contemporary. Paying special attention to create fine structures and finishes, each of the pieces seeks to honor the originary work from southern Chile and, at the same time, to deepen the combination of current and traditional materials and forms of contemporary design.