Arizona Wildflower Design | Sustainable handmade products, designed

Welcome to Arizona Wildflower Design

Clothing, accessories and adventures for the female outdoor enthusiast.

This is a business not a cause and through our years of working with Artisans we decided now was the time to tell their stories and showcase the art they produce.

My name is Geno

Six years ago, I left my corporate life in Guatemala City and moved to a small village on the shores of Lake Atitlan.

I fell in love and now have my amazing four-year-old daughter named Love.

After Love was born, I wanted to treat her only with natural products made from plants. I had always been interested in the natural medicines that have been used by the Mayan community around our lake for centuries.

This is where the development of my line of beauty products began-I started making natural products for Love.

Nicolas Pop

He is a self-taught leather artisan who was born and raised in San Juan La Laguna.

His interest in leather began as a child, while accompanying his grandfather on hunting trips in the mountains surrounding Lake Atitlan.

It was during this time, seeing the different hides of animals, that the seed was planted in his mind on the various items that could be crafted with them.

Rosa

Lema Weaving Association Lake Atitlan Guatemala is a cooperative that was started to improve economic conditions and the quality of life for women in the community of San Juan La Laguna, Lake Atitlan.

Lema Weaving Association Lake Atitlan Guatemala represents 15 Tz’utujil families who have joined together to produce unique and culturally reflective weaved items.

Casa Flor Ixcaco

Lake Atitlan Casa Flor Ixcaco Women Weavers Guatemala uses Technology to reach the global market.

Traditional and elegant Mayan art is isolated from the city, however, connecting the work of the cooperative to the international community allows for an unprecedented market bridge — and hope of sustainability.

As consumers, we have the power to choose to wear artisan crafts that support present-day livelihood development, environmental sustainability, and a rare and surviving Mayan culture of women in the arts.

Our Business partnership with Ethical Fashion Guatemala a Guatemala SA, the term used to describe a legal Corporation in the country of Guatemala.

Carlos Saturnino Tzul is the executive director living in Panajachel Lake Atitlan Guatemala.

Carlos’ family roots in Guatemala include Atanasio Tzul, who was a Guatemalan indigenous leader, who defeated the Spanish power of the town and imposed for twenty-nine days self-government in the region known as Totonicapán en the Kingdom of Guatemala

Carlos’s wife Kaila is the model used in many of the products.

Arizona Wildflower Design is a collaboration of two adventurous souls who serendipitously met on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Heather McManus, and James Dillon.

Heather, an Arizona native, yoga lover, and avid hiker has led group retreats all over the Grand Canyon state for many years, while James, a current resident of Guatemala, has built a number of successful tour companies in Central America.

Palm hats for golf, hiking or sightseeing

Handcrafted custom made hiking boots

World famous fresh roasted Guatemalan Coffee

Originally published at https://arizonawildflowerdesign.com.