Ecuador · 09.10.2023
Daniela Quiñones — Crossing borders
She left investment banking so Ecuadorian craft could cross every border it could. She works with weaving families in Chimborazo, Bolívar and Tungurahua.
Twelve workshops, chosen one by one.
A concept store of clothing, art and design from Mexico and Latin America, all artisan-made, inside Majagua and open the same hours.
Who chose it
Twenty years of choosing well
La Ciruela is put together by a curator who has spent years doing exactly this: finding workshops, understanding techniques, and bringing back pieces that are worth what they cost. She started in Mexico City, working with museums and foundations, where the test was never volume but where each piece came from.
That same judgement now sits in a small shop at the end of the Puerta Cortés dock. Nothing arrives by catalogue: every label is visited, the maker is met, and fair terms are agreed before anything reaches the rail.
It is the difference between a souvenir shop and a selection. In a market where artisan goods are a lottery, here someone has already done the work.
The labels
Twelve workshops and labels from Mexico and Latin America
Clothing, jewellery, textiles and objects. Every piece has a maker, a village and a technique, and in the shop we will tell you all three.
Every piece has someone who made it
We work on the principle of artisanal production and fair treatment of creators, artisans and producers. The link is direct: from whoever weaves, embroiders or casts it, to whoever will wear it.
That is why there are few of each and they do not come back. If something catches your eye, you will probably not find it again.
Stories from the workshops
Where the things on the rail come from
Mexico · 07.10.2023
Pau Román — Sustainability
More than 85% of her materials are low-impact: regenerated nylon lycra, linen, organic cotton and discontinued fabrics.
Oaxaca · 05.10.2023
Khadi Oaxaca
350 artisans spin, dye and embroider by hand in San Sebastián Río Hondo, with heirloom cotton grown on small plots.
It is inside Majagua.
Puerta Cortés, local 14–17, Marina Costa Baja. Monday to Sunday, 2:30 to 11:00 pm, the same as the restaurant. Come for dinner and browse before or after.
At the gate, just say you're coming to the marina for dinner.