Chichi

“Chichi” is the nickname Guatemalans use for the town of Chichicastenango, in the department of Quiché, and these cushions are a tribute to that region. It is one of the areas with the largest communities of embroiderers, women who devote themselves entirely to this craft, passed down through generations. This cover represents the town in honour of their work.

First collection signed by Boehme in collaboration with designer Sara Efia Reddin.

Note:

Embroidered sun: an element born from the huipil. Traditionally it is the opening at the centre of the huipil through which a woman's head passes, and it symbolises the sun at the centre of the sky.

Embroidered flowers: decorative embroidered motifs traditionally inspired by the surrounding nature.

Traditional embroidered randas: in Maya clothing everything was made by hand, and in many cases it still is. They were born from the need to join the different parts of a garment, what we now call seams, before electricity existed, and were gradually forgotten with the arrival of electric machinery. That is why they stand for resistance: they remind us that everything was made by hand, like this piece, and that a tradition can also withstand the arrival of the new. This piece, and not only this one but the whole collection, carries this meaning: a motif that stops being merely decorative and becomes memory and resilience.

60 x 40 cm

Materials:
Cotton warp
Wool weft
Cotton back

Technique:
Weft weaving

Features:
Hand-embroidered

Workshop:
Made in Guatemala

Made entirely by hand, each cushion cover carries small variations in size, colour, texture and scent. These irregularities are what make it a one-of-a-kind piece.