Valentina Hoyos

Valentina Hoyos established her company in 1998, aspiring to develop and produce handmade organic textiles. Since the 1980s, when Valentina embarked on a journey across Colombia living alongside many indigenous communities, her “main goal is to be with native weavers who use the raw material they find around them and cultivate them without chemicals”. Valentina works with different groups of weavers, currently providing work to nearly 250 Colombian women. Valentina Hoyos’ passionate quest for raw materials is driven by the will to increase environmental consciousness, and ties back to her childhood; “I was born and raised in an area where sisal farming and Guada plantations were embedded within our lifestyle. They both mean a lot to me”.