• The Cortina Silla is a natural colored, handwoven textile hanging. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. Shown hanging from the back of a chair, as it's designed to do, by ties at the top corners.
  • The Cortina Silla is a natural colored, handwoven textile hanging. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. Shown hanging from the back of a chair, as it's designed to do, by ties at the top corners. There is also a table and lamp in this image.
  • The Cortina Silla is a natural colored, handwoven textile hanging. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. Shown here in a dining room, hanging from the back of a chair, as it's designed to do, by ties at the top corners.
  • The Cortina Silla is a natural colored, handwoven textile hanging. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. Shown hanging from the back of a chair, as it's designed to do, by ties at the top corners.
  • The Cortina Silla is a natural colored, handwoven textile hanging. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. Shown here in a dining room, hanging from the back of a chair, as it's designed to do, by ties at the top corners.
  • The Cortina Silla is a natural colored, handwoven textile hanging. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. Shown hanging from the back of a chair, as it's designed to do, by ties at the top corners.
  • The Cortina Silla is a natural colored, handwoven textile hanging. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. Shown hanging from the back of a chair, as it's designed to do, by ties at the top corners.
  • The Cortina Silla is a natural colored, handwoven textile hanging. It's made in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production. Shown hanging from the back of a chair, as it's designed to do, by ties at the top corners.
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Cortina Silla

Cortina Silla

$1,200.00 USD
$1,200.00 USD
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The Cortina Silla woven textile hanging is the result of an incredibly labour-intensive craft process that utilizes the leftover maguey leaves from mezcal production in Oaxaca, Mexico.

With an even grid pattern and wrapped edging, the Cortina Silla is designed to hang from the back of a chair. Tactile and delicate yet strong, it brings a playful textural element.

It attaches by ties at the top corners.

Book a virtual or in-person appointment to visit our Los Angeles studio and see these pieces 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

  • attaches by ties at the top corners
  • 0.4" (1cm) even grid pattern
  • wrapped edge detail
  • Ships in a cardboard tube

SIZING

30” H (76cm) x 13.5” W (34cm)

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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