Square Root

In the Western tailoring system, encoded in cuts and curves, what predominates is the silhouette of the person wearing the clothes, rather than their fabric or history.

But Mexican indigenous clothing results from the joining together of square and rectangular panels. It’s a unique textile origami that uses these two figures as the base from which to construct any other form using folds, pleats and stitching.

This system of patterning interests us for both its vernacular significance, which we consider the path to the future, and for its constructive and architectural quality.

The geometric clothes worn by indigenous women can be read like open books that tell the life stories of the weavers who made them. If a page were cut out, or divided with seams, it would be impossible to read the entire narrative.

We gave this system the name “la raíz cuadrada,” the square root, because we work with the roots of Mexico and this way of patterning as tools of design.

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Facemasks printed with traditional Mexican masks. It is designed with two cotton layers and a special compartment to...
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Tinplate earrings in the form of human body parts, such as arms, legs, eyes, torsos, hands and feet....
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Handwoven earrings made of jipijapa palm tree in the form of skeletons Color: Beige Material: 100% Other Technique:...
Long earrings handwoven with chaquira in the shape of women. Color: Aqua, Grey, Purple, Pink Material: 100% Other...
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Handmade shoulder bag made from leather and inspired by the Tecuan Masks. Stitching is visible and made with...
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Handmade shoulder bag inspired by Tecuan masks. Made from leather, it is deisgned with visible seams made with...
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Handmade shoulder bag inspired by Tecuan masks. Made from leather, it is deisgned with visible seams made with...
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Handmade shoulder bag inspired by Tecuan masks. Made from leather, it is deisgned with visible seams made with...
Wide wooden bracelet hand carved from aile wood. Color: Blue, White, Beige, Brown, Red. Material: 100% Others Technique:...
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Handwoven chaquira necklace that spells the names of different Mexican indigenous languages. Color: Multicolor Material: 100% Others Technique: Bead...
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Leather necklace with tinplate pieces made with the shape of body parts, such as arms, legs, torsos, hands...
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