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Ana María is the maker of the beautiful cups and containers in the Miha Cara Collection. We joined her in the family workshop in the town of Santa Maria Atzompa to learn more about the process.  This conversion has been translated from Spanish.  Here in the workshop I get to be with my family, I work with my sons and daughters, my sisters and even my little grandchildren. My parents, my grandparents, and many generations before them have worked with clay.  I started to learn how to work with clay when I was very young. You start as a child...

We interviewed Laya Fernández Antonio, co-founder of Origen Textil, a textile and natural dye studio in Oaxaca. Laya did all the natural dye for our SS20 collection, and we caught up with her to learn more about the project, the process, and the values behind the brand.  This text has been translated from Spanish and edited slightly for clarity and brevity. Photos courtesy of Origen Textil.   Words by Laya: I’m from Mexico City. I moved to Oaxaca four years ago, but I had already come here to do a practicum in the Textile Museum of Oaxaca. I was teaching at a university...

Art by Hilda Palafox In an effort to take an active role in supporting causes we care about, Miha is donating 100% of profits from select products each month to a worthy cause.  In the month of July, we will be donating the profits from the sales of our Palm Purses to support earthquake victims via a Go Fund Me organized by our friend Samuel Bautista Lazo. You can learn more about Samuel and his family HERE or donate directly to the Go Fund Me HERE. Last week, on June 23rd, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Oaxaca, with the epicenter on the coast causing...

Armando Gomez is the talented milliner who handcrafts each of the Miha hats! He is a third generation hatter who has dedicated his life to perfecting his trade and we are fortunate to be able to collaborate with him. The design process begins with us bringing ideas for new hat designs and Armando tempers the proposed designs to ensure better functionality. He creates samples, which we review together to discuss changes and adjustments, before selecting colors of the wool and beginning production. As Armando is instrumental in the design process, he has full rights to sell the new hat styles in...