Mexican crafts, a world of color

Mexico has one of the most interesting and complex cultural heritages in the world. The peoples who inhabited their lands before the Spanish conquest developed magnificent civilizations that loved the sciences and the arts and everything was infuenced by its fascinating cosmogony. With the arrival of the Spaniards many of these traditions and techniques of elaboration of artisan pieces were enriched with the contributions that were brought from the old continent.

Many of the artisan pieces have a long history, the way in which they are made has passed from generation to generation, some from pre-Hispanic times and others from the colonial era.

The skill and creativity of each of the artisans is reflected in their creations, and throughout the country there are hundreds of options in terms of materials, techniques, use and styles.

You can buy an original carpet from Teotitlán in Oaxaca, beautiful talavera pottery from Puebla or Dolores Hidalgo, the finest glaze work hand painted with 150 dots per inch from Cápula in Michoacán, incredible copper works from Santa Clara del Cobre, silver pieces and jewelry in Taxco , works of filigree and prehispanic reproductions in gold in Oaxaca, magical embroidered paintings of the Huicholes in Nayarit, fantastic works in blown glass of Tlaquepaque, animals that escaped the nightmares known as alebrijes, the colorful textiles of Chiapas, or the jipi palm hats of Campeche, just to mention some, since the list of handicrafts in Mexico is endless.

To appreciate the crafts of a place you have to immersed in the mixture of ancestral cultures and the traditions of each region in Mexico.

There is so much variety, quality, color, designs that there is always something interesting for all tastes.

We invite you to explore a world full of vibrant colors, ancestral techniques and incomparable artistic talent in this section.