First stop: Antigua

ajkemaloya
June 2, 2008
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Antigua was the perfect place to spend our first night in Guatemala.

Despite the never ending rain from two tropical storms, we couldn’t wait to wander around town and discover the beauty of this country and region.

I wonder who decided this cutout was reflective of the artisan market inside?

possibilities 2

January 23, 2009

close-up of one of the experiments of Catherina the experiments of Catherina with the W for the top part of the pants Sandra experimenting with a dark color and more

A Final Snapshot

June 30, 2008

Our month-long stay in San Lucas ended with the inauguration of Ajkem’a Loy’a’s newly redesigned store. Here it is – the new logo handpainted on the facade, courtesy of Elias

Barbie a la Maya

June 8, 2008

We learned that some of the children make garments for their barbie dolls. This particular one is an interesting outfit designed from local textiles. It reminds us of one of

Workshop: How to Export

June 23, 2009

Per Ajkem’a Loy’a’s request, on Sunday afternoon students led a workshop which focused on exporting. The workshop was divided into three parts. The first, focused on what needs to be

Product Workshop: Design & Fabrication

June 10, 2008

Candice, Eileen, Jeremy, Stacy, Trey started off their first workshop with everyone sharing the clothing and accessories they had been asked to bring along and explain why the brought them.

And this is how the storefront turned out…

July 22, 2008

Before and After shots from the inside coming soon…