Additional Features

• Inspired by Mortero (Valdivia 4000 - 1800 AD), a stone hand-carved mortero with Jaguar motifs. This object was utilized for the grinding of different products, possibly for the processing of ceremonial substances. The platter utilizes the distinctive teeth and physical attributes to communicate the significance of the jaguar as a symbol of pre-Columbian culture and heritage. In an unprecedented collaboration, the distinguished pre-Columbian art museum, Museo Casa del Alabado, has invited Andean to design a limited edition collection that bridges the past and present. Andean X Museo Casa del Alabado breathes new life into ancient artifacts from the museum's permanent collection. Housed within the historic confines of one of Quito's oldest structures, Museo Casa del Alabado is a repository of 21 distinct cultures that once thrived in ancient Ecuador. The Andean X Museo Casa del Alabado collection pays tribute to Ecuador's ancient heritage of materials, craftsmanship, and iconography by thoughtfully reimagining artefacts from its permanent collection into beautiful home accessories for contemporary living—a manifestation of Andean's mission to preserve and celebrate Ecuador's diverse cultural legacy. The collection features organic humanized forms meticulously handcrafted in durable slip-casted ceramics, adorned with a durable glaze reminiscent of the traditional barro negro. Delicate accents in gold luster capture the cultural essence of the pre-Columbian era in form and detail, conveying the significance of gold and the sun in the region's ancestral communities. Artisans: Palo Santo Taller: Ceramic Hand-building and Slip Casting.
• In an unprecedented collaboration, the distinguished pre-Columbian art museum, Museo Casa del Alabado, has invited Andean to design a limited edition collection that bridges the past and present. Andean X Museo Casa del Alabado breathes new life into ancient artifacts from the museum's permanent collection. Housed within the historic confines of one of Quito's oldest structures, Museo Casa del Alabado is a repository of 21 distinct cultures that once thrived in ancient Ecuador.
• The Andean X Museo Casa del Alabado collection pays tribute to Ecuador's ancient heritage of materials, craftsmanship, and iconography by thoughtfully reimagining artefacts from its permanent collection into beautiful home accessories for contemporary living—a manifestation of Andean's mission to preserve and celebrate Ecuador's diverse cultural legacy.
• The collection features organic humanized forms meticulously handcrafted in durable slip-casted ceramics, adorned with a durable glaze reminiscent of the traditional barro negro. Delicate accents in gold luster capture the cultural essence of the pre-Columbian era in form and detail, conveying the significance of gold and the sun in the region's ancestral communities.
• Artisans: Palo Santo Taller: Ceramic Hand-building and Slip Casting.