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ANDEAN LEGACY MEETS DESIGN INNOVATION

Natural materials, traditional vanishing skills and ancient iconography blend in with interdisciplinary methods. Blending high-technology with organic geometry and market trends, we explore and boost value in design objects from the Andes of Peru. In pursuit of finding new ways to keep the essence of our Andean cosmovision alive, we are creating opportunities to safeguard indigenous cultural expressions within different design contexts.

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Community Impact

We work to redefine the value in the approach to handmade objects.

We turn our passion for design into purpose by enabling artisan teams to make a living from their traditional and vanishing skills.

As a community, we can have a bigger impact together.

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We work towards the following UNDP & UNESCO goals

  • GENDER EQUALITY

    150 ARTISAN ACTIVE

    Flexible work-from-home structure enables women’s economic participation. 

  • CULTURAL PRESERVATION

    6 TECHNIQUES PRESERVED

    Craft must be economically viable, and design enables craft to stay relevant.

  • SKILL BUILDING

    HALF OF TOTAL PRICE GOES DIRECTLY TO ARTISAN

    Organizational empowerment, training, transfer of technology

Puzzles turned in to jewels & jewels turned into everyday objects

Transform your home with our luxurious jewel puzzles! These gemstone treasures bring good vibes and endless fun, making every moment at home a chance to play.

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Our Awards

  • 2023, Toronto, Canadá.  Juror Choice award, Living well

  • 2020, Seattle, USA. Winner product design

  • 2023, New York, USA. Ethical compensation certificate

  • 2016 Frankfurt, Germany. Gardening & Outdoor Living award.

  • 2015, Milan Italy. Stationary & Gift Items Design.

What people are saying

  • Winner of a 2020 GRAY Award, the Peruvian artists and product designers at D.A.R Proyectos have been on my list of favorites from the get-go.

  • There is no real reason to own a collection of classic wooden laundry clips rendered from semiprecious Andean stones — which is exactly the reason to buy a set of these in service of creating the chicest clotheslines known to man or, perhaps more practically, a tactilely and visually pleasing office-organization system”

  • “The most genius product in recent memory — stone laundry clips by the Peruvian design studio D.A.R. Proyectos”

  • Game of stones – Clear negative energy while puzzling over a geometric brain-teaser, hand-crafted using vibrant gemstones.
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