Mariposa began in 1980 as a small family business that transformed soft-drink bottles down in Mexico into modern glassware. Back then we had no idea that we'd eventually become a leader in handmade tableware, embracing the arts of ceramics, aluminum, cutlery, and glass in myriad forms and textures from around the world.
Yet we were already pursuing several goals. To bring innovative design to a refined, age-old process where little had changed for centuries. To make a local art international — subtle, beautiful, and contemporary.
Why bother to keep such crafts alive, in an age when seemingly nothing is made by hand any more? In a word, because they're better.
At Mariposa our many unique collections are a result of the strong and original aesthetic of our designers combined with the superior technique of all our artisans worldwide. We never take their mastery for granted, for it comes from generations working together to learn a process and an art, growing up amid a handmade way of life.
Often a designer forces craftsmen to find new solutions to new problems. We love to propose a challenging new piece, then watch them find a way to solve the problems without losing the precision or the warmth of the designer's intent, or the character that springs from the tiniest details.
