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Adelita

Yellows bursting with energy, reds charged
with vitality, delicate black and white threads
intertwining, which together, exude gravitas…
Adelita, with its traditional sandal form,
allows its carefully curated colour palette
to speak volumes.

Antonia

Balance, purity and line.
Antonia instantly calls to mind graceful,
sculptural elements,
as well as the intense visual drama
of Alberto Burri’s creations.

Agustina

Agustina, with its carefully constructed lines,
reminiscent of Matisse’s cutouts,
evokes the lightness of air
and ethereal beauty of works such as
O’Keeffe’s “Sky with Flat, White Cloud.”

Amparo

Deep yellow marigold petals,
cascaded to the ground,
contrasting with the greys of the asphalt…
A touch of red reminiscent of lipstick,
whose feminine allure catches the eye...
Amparo, with its exquisite colour palette,
is at once inviting and naturally
seductive.

Aurora

A sculptural heel that recalls
a spiral staircase in stone…
The linearity and poise of
Pascal Bobillon’s “Porte de Lumières”…
Aurora, with its strength and grace,
carries a woman with confidence
who stands her ground.

Amanda

Striking, elegant lines
exuding resounding character.
With its refined, pointed toe,
robust braided detail and rubber sole,
Amanda calls to mind a woman’s delicate,
feminine features coupled with
her resilient strength.

Ramona

Solidity. Structure. Distinction.
Deceptively minimalist in form,
Ramona’s intricately woven
textures and elegance carry
magnitude and strength.

Rita

Woven laces that dance in the rhythm
of petals and leaves captured
in the paintings of O’Keeffe
and de Balincourt…
Rita, in its traditional espadrille form,
invites you to stroll through nature
and relish in its beauty.

Adelita

Georgia O’Keeffe —

“To create one's own world takes courage.”

Williem de Kooning —

Door to the river, 1960

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What is real in art ?

Ken Hedrich and Henry Blessing —

Chicago History Museum, 1940 Interior design / interior inspiration

Yayoi Kusama —

“I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned.”

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“The only person you are destined
to become is the person
you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Henri Matisse —

“I have simply wished to assert the reasoned and independent feeling of my own individuality within a total knowledge of tradition.”

David Hockney —

Red flower and green leaves

Henry David Thoreau —

“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.”

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Antonia

Marie Bastide —

The carpet choose for #parisdecoof 2018. Like a carpet but it’s art

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You have to create your life.
You have to carve it, like a sculpture. ”

Lucie Rie —

“Vase with flaring lip and vertically fluted body”, 1976

Alberto Burri —

“Cretto G2”, 1975

Auguste Rodin —

“I am like a moon that shines on an immense, unknown sea where ships never pass.”

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Agustina

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“Whether you succeed or not
is irrelevant, there is no such thing.
Making your unknown known
is the important thing.”
— Georgia O’Keeffe

Henri Matisse —

“Standing Blue Nude”, 1952

Georgia O’Keeffe —

“Sky with flat white cloud”, 1962

Mary Cassatt —

“Women should be someone and not something.”

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Amparo

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Karin Haas, NYC

Frida Kahlo —

“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better.”

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Steven Miesel for Loewe

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Ceramic by Roger Capron

Georgia O’Keeffe —

“Where I was born and where
and how I have lived is unimportant.
It is what I have done with
where I have been that should be
of interest.”

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Maciek Jasik Photographer, director in NYC

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Aurora

Fernando Caruncho —

Terraza alta o de los laureles, real jardín botánico de Madrid. Photo by Simon Pwatson (AD magazine).

Henri Matisse —

“An artist is an explorer. He has to begin by self-discovery and by observation of his own procedure.”

Pascal Bobillon —

“Porte de lumières”

Leonardo da Vinci —

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”

Emily Dickinson —

“We never know how high we are till we are called to rise. Then if we are true to form our statures touch the skies.”

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Amanda

Amadeo Modigliani —

“Female bust in red”

Tim Maguire —

“Everything I do is process driven”

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“To create one’s own world
takes courage.”
— Georgia O’Keeffe

Ralph Waldo Emerson —

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

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Ramona

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Rainbow Mountain, Vinicunca Peru

Kelly Marie Beeman —

Boy in an armchair with flowers

Leonardo da Vinci —

“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”

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Coco Capitan

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Rita

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Majorelle Villa in Marakech

Georgia O’Keeffe —

Abstraction white rose, 1927

Ralph Waldo Emerson —

“Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”

Jules de Balincourt —

Canyon Kids, 2016 Oil on panel

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The concept

letter from the designer —

I needed to go back to my roots because my father was very sick and I wanted to keep him alive. In Paraguay we are all “mestizos” and my father is no different, a wild mix of European and Indigenous. In search of my ancestors, I met the Maka. This noble community fascinated me.

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I fell in love with the fabrics, the colors and their genuine and generous character. Seeing how much they struggle to earn and provide for their families, we created Antolina: a project to support these Indigenous communities and in turn to help me to preserve an important part of my personal history.

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Antolina was my paternal grandmother’s first name and her personality and tenderness suffused my childhood. Antolina is a name that both evokes my origins and also gives an even deeper meaning to this project.

the atelier —

A small atelier was established thanks to the support of Giuseppe Baiardo who fell in love with the project too. At this atelier, older women from the tribe started to weave the collection using traditional methods, soon younger Indian women started to show an interest in learning this time-honored skill. This made me extremely happy.

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I really hope you enjoy Antolina shoes as much as we enjoyed making them.
Mariela Montiel

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