Genes

Cuando la herencia se teje.

When arrived at our family’s taller in Lima, she didn’t just observe, she paid attention. To the heart-shaped llavero swaying from a machine, made from scraps, never thrown away. To the sunlight over a small courtyard where Lima’s fog sometimes lifts.

She saw what we sometimes forget to see.

That kind of attention is rare. And we are so grateful it found us.

is a project born out of a deep belief that the hands behind the craft deserve as much attention as the craft itself. Her book documents workshops and people who keep Latin American craft alive — and the first chapter is our family’s story. From my grandmother’s hands to the workshop that stands today, to the brand we’re still building. We are honored to be its beginning.

The book is available now through .

Photography by , who walked into our workshop and somehow already knew where the light lived.

Este sábado 2 de mayo hacemos un pop up + archive sale en Barranco — piezas de Genes y de nuestra fábrica a precios especiales.

También nos acompaña , marca de accesorios hechos a mano en colaboración con comunidades artesanas.

Espacio Encuentro
Cajamarca 106, Barranco
11AM – 6PM

Nos vemos!