There are 6 places to buy handcrafted furniture, made of various materials. Come see these handcrafted pieces!
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Who wouldn’t love to have a carved wooden table…how about an elegant motusay woven rocking chair…perhaps a wicker swing for the patio or a decorated clay table for the patio. The variety of artisan furniture that is produced in the towns of Mexico is very extensive, but here we are going to tell you about six towns where you can go to furnish your home with a unique artisan style.
San Juan Evangelista, Jalisco
This town, located south of Laguna de Cajititlán, is well known for its pottery workshops, where they make vases and religious images of polychrome clay. But there is a workshop, Los Tesoros de don Armando, different for creating rooms and dining rooms from thick sgraffito clay plates, painted with circular patterns and floral designs. The furniture includes chairs, armchairs and tables of various sizes that combine ironwork to give good support to the clay. Their dining rooms are craving to put them on the terrace or patio.
Lakes of Moreno, Jalisco
In Lagos de Moreno, two workshops have been established that offer all kinds of furniture for the home, each with its own style. Those of Trinuz Artisan Furniture are rustic, each one carved by hand, robust and resistant, which are combined with fibers such as ixtle or tule. They do from a bench to a bedroom. There is also Taller Arte Antiguo, where they combine rustic finishes with modern design. In their catalog, dining rooms and bedrooms stand out, they also make wardrobes, living rooms, bookcases and everything that can furnish a home. For some pieces, they even use recycled wood that provides a different finish.
Patzcuaro, Michoacan
If you prefer a piece of furniture with fine carvings, which have won national awards, come to the El Mirador Workshop in Pátzcuaro, in addition to making screens, bedrooms or beautifully decorated rooms, you will be able to appreciate many other objects to decorate your home. But if what you like are carvings with fruits, landscapes and full of bright colors then go to the Magical Hands Workshop where you will find furniture where wood becomes a canvas that reproduces still lifes, typical scenes of the town or even characters, all carved in the wood, with a final treatment that gives it a rustic appearance.
Ihuatzio, Michoacan
Also in Michoacán, on the shore of Lake Pátzcuaro, is Ihuatzio, famous for its furniture made with chuspata, a vegetable fiber similar to tule. Here we recommend is the Irepan Artisan Workshop. You will find everything: rooms, bedrooms, lamps. You will be amazed by the number of things that can be done with this water lily, which is woven with metal structures to give it greater strength.
Tequisquiapan, Queretaro
The artisans of Tequisquiapan show off their ancient tradition in basketry, which has taken an important turn to create furniture woven with wicker, Portuguese rod or seaweed. A specialty of recent years are the swing chairs that you will find in Arte Nuevo Diseño. But if you are looking for rooms, chairs and tables, go to the Arte en Mimbre Luna workshop, there you will also find a variety of materials and designs that can be woven into the backs and surfaces of each piece.
Tapijulapa, Tabasco
This Tabasco town is the possessor of a unique technique in Mexico; weaving furniture with motusay, this fiber is a long loose root from a plant that lives high in the trees. With it, artisans create chairs, armchairs and tables, which can have a metal or wooden structure. The fabric of the motusay is not easy at all, the artisans like to make wide, high and very elaborate backrests, which give a touch of elegance to their furniture. Among the workshops that we recommend are Artesanías Villa Luz, La Esmeralda de la Sierra and Artesanías San José.
