Garrufa MX

About You:

Frontman/Frontwoman: Maria Laura Orendain

Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Mornings or evenings: Evenings

Chocolate or Vanille: Vanille

Your happy place: The mountains

About Brand:

Name comes from: “Garufa” in Argentina and Uruguay means “Diversión, farra, parranda”

Having fun , going out and partying. My friend, one of the founders of Garrufa, was arriving from Argentina when we decided to name it after that , and we wanted a more Mexican name. That's why the name of the brand is GARRUFA MX. With double R.

Inspired by: All the working hard women from the natives communities from all around México.

Why you started: I started thinking of it as a small project to help the natives communities from México but wanting to do something different with the design making unique pieces.

Where you are heading: Garrufa is heading to a place where everyone can have

Explain to your grandma what you do: Hey Grandma !!! I'm so excited to tell you about my brand ! The name is GARRUFA MX. It’s a really cool project. We design the bags in our studio in Guadalajara and we work with artisans, most of them are elder women from the town of Zaragoza in San Luis Potosi, to hand make them. The bags are made from a natural fiber named ixtle, a derivative from the agave plant. I really love how I ‘ve been able to express my personality through the design using a lot of colors, patterns and materials, while keeping it sustainable, which is very important to me.

About Life:

Bored if: I think i'm the kind of person that finds it impossible to get bored, but if I get bored sometime i'll go for a walk or watch a tv series or hang out with friends.

Feel like dancing if: ABBA , bad bunny , and Banda of course.

Hungry for: Travel , experiences and get to know new people and histories about them.

Excited when: I see the moon

Quote: Every act of kindness goes further than you will ever know.

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