Chiscas Pouf
Height: 420 mm
Diameter: 820 mm
Material
Fique, a though natural fiber made from the leaves of the plant Fucraea andina (tropical agave)
Care instructions
Dust off carefully with a duster or dust cloth.
¡Hola Chiscas! Charming, colourful and versatile, this new collection of planters and stools combines earthy, modern colours, traditional crocheting crafts
and contemporary elegance. Designed by Sebastian Herkner, all pieces are
made by hand in Colombia with the natural fibres of the fique palm, which
grows in many regions in Latin America.
Sebastian Herkener chose the colours and pattern contrasts for the Chiscas
series after visiting the stunning Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Park with
its incredible glaciers, rocky mountain formations and sparse highlands.
Craftswomen crochet each piece with meticulous precision in the ames
partner ateliers in Santander, translating the contrasts of the impressive
landscapes of Sierra Nevada del Cocuy into soulful objects for your home or
outdoor spaces.
Chiscas basket and stool is handcrafted in ames partner ateliers located in Santander, a Colombian province in the North East Andes. This region
has a long-standing tradition of working with fibres made from the leaves of
the fique plant. The production process is labour-intensive and requires a
great deal of skill, taking several weeks to complete just one piece.
In a meticulous, manual process, the fibres are extracted from the palm
leaves, then softened by repeatedly brushing them with a metal comb,
washed and left to dry in the sun. Only then can they be spun into longer
threads. The craftspeople use natural substances such as nuts, roots, and
bark from trees that are native to the region to dye the fibres. The entire process takes about twenty to thirty days.
German designer Sebastian Herkner is a long-term collaborator of ames
and has visited Colombia multiple times to experience the country's cities,
nature and people first hand. He also visited many of the ateliers that ames
has partnered with to learn about the unique traditional crafts of Colombia's
regions. A sought-after contemporary designer and recipient of many industry awards, he has worked with many international design brands, creating
intriguing pieces that showcase his intuition for interesting material, colour
and texture combinations.
