• A wall hanging in a dining room. Our Cortina Puerta is a sheer handwoven textile hanging, made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production.
  • Shown against a wall - Our Cortina Puerta is a sheer handwoven textile hanging, 76” high by 27” wide. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. These natural colored curtains make beautiful room dividers, window coverings or wall hangings.
  • This Cortina Puerta is a sheer handwoven textile hanging, 76” high by 27” wide. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. These natural colored curtains make beautiful room dividers, window coverings or wall hangings.
  • These Cortina's are sheer handwoven textile hangings, shown here against windows. They are made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. These natural colored curtains make beautiful room dividers, window coverings or wall hangings.
  • Our Cortina Puerta is a sheer handwoven textile hanging, 76” high by 27” wide. Shown here against a glass door with a floor lamp. These natural colored curtains make beautiful room dividers, window coverings or wall hangings.
  • Our Cortina Puerta is a sheer handwoven textile hanging, 76” high by 27” wide. Shown here against a wall in a dining room. These natural colored curtains make beautiful room dividers, window coverings or wall hangings.
  • A ball of twine made from agave maguey leaves.
  • A man showing the maguey leaf production process.
  • A maguey agave field in Mexico.
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  • The maguey agave leaves drying on a line.
  • Person processing the dried maguey agave fibre.
  • Close up of the maguey agave twine during the weaving process.
  • Close up of the maguey agave twine during the weaving process.
  • lady smiling with the finished Cortina textile hanging.
  • Close up of the maguey agave twine during the weaving process.
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Cortina Puerta

Cortina Puerta

$1,800.00 USD
$1,800.00 USD
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Our Cortina Puerta is a door-sized sheer textile panel that can act as a floating screen, room divider or wall hanging.

These hand woven pieces are the result of an incredibly labour-intensive craft process that utilizes the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production in Oaxaca, Mexico. 

The Cortina Puerta can slide onto a curtain rod in a window to provide a degree of privacy, adding a stunning textural element, and catching the sunlight in the most beautiful way. It can also be mounted on a dowel as a room divider, or be displayed against a wall.

Book a virtual or in-person studio appointment HERE to see the Cortina Puerta up close.

MATERIAL

Maguey, also known as agave or espadin

MADE IN

Made by hand in Oaxaca, Mexico

As these pieces are made entirely by hand from natural materials please expect slight variations in tone & texture

DETAILS

TOP*

  • hand-knotted loops along top edge, tab-top style
  • solid woven band under loops, 0.8" (2cm) minimum

PANEL

  • 0.4" (1cm) even grid pattern
  • wrapped side edge detail

BASE

  • wrapped bottom edge detail

OTHER

  • This hanging can slide onto a curtain rod or dowel (not included)
  • Ships in a cardboard tube

SIZING

76” H (193cm) x 27” W (68cm) - measurements include top loops

Custom sizing available

TIMELINE

Made to order 4-6 weeks (confirmed at time of order)

  • 3-4 weeks production
  • 1-2 weeks shipping

PROCESS

Made from leaves of the maguey plant (also known as agave or espadin), first the leaves are pressed until all but the fibres remain. The resulting tangle of blonde fibres is whipped and combed into smooth strands, and then twisted into lengths of slender cord. The cord is set into a treadle loom on which each piece is woven by hand.

We recommend taking a moment with Rosalinda Olivares' images of the craft process on our journal post: PROCESS | our maguey collection from field to loom

PARTNERS

Our Maguey Collection is the result of a collaborative design process with our partners at FIBRA, a project of Hermano Maguey, and Susana Vicente Galan, a weaver from the renowned textile craft community of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca.

We have endeavoured to produce it in a way that honors the traditional craft process and the indigenous Oaxacan families at its centre.

If your question wasn’t answered above, or you’d like a personal design consult please contact us or make a virtual or in-person studio appointment.

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