MAKERS
The people
behind the
pieces.
Andino works with a small number of makers and select studios from across Latin America - handmade, high-quality craftsmanship and contemporary design
PUNA is a Peruvian creative studio founded by interior designer Mariana Otero and artist and designer Yerko Zlatar.
Beginning in Cusco in 2010 and later establishing itself in Lima, PUNA brings artists, designers and skilled makers together to explore Peru's extraordinary material and craft traditions through a contemporary lens.
MAKER · PLACE · VISION
PUNA was created around an idea that immediately resonated with us: that Peruvian craft could be presented as contemporary design rather than souvenir.
Its collections move between textiles, ceramics, furniture and objects, drawing on inherited techniques while giving them a distinctly modern expression. The result feels unmistakably Peruvian without being bound by convention
DESIGNERS + ARTISANS
Mariana and Yerko have built PUNA as a collaborative world rather than a conventional design label. Their work brings designers and artists into conversation with makers and traditional processes, allowing different materials, skills and perspectives to shape each collection.
It is this exchange between old and new — rather than tradition for tradition's sake — that gives PUNA its particular character.
OUR CONNECTION
We first came across PUNA in 2018. What began with an interest in modern interpretations of Incan symbolism led us to Mariana and Yerko — and into a much broader creative world.
What has always struck us about their work is the balance between tradition and modernity. Their designs feel deeply connected to Peru, without being bound by the past. Our selection reflects the side of PUNA we love most: pieces with a strong sense of place that sit naturally within contemporary interiors.
CREATIVE STUDIO
LIMA, PERU
12.145° S · 77.021° W
PUNA
CERAMICS STUDIO
COLBO
mENDOZA, ARGENTINA
32.84° S · 68.82° W
MAKER · PLACE · VISION
COLBO is a ceramics studio born in Mendoza, Argentina, with a design language rooted in the landscape of the Andes.
Created by architect and ceramicist Colette Boccara in the early 1950s, its distinctive tableware is made from the region's red clay and finished with a vitreous glaze — a simple combination that has given COLBO an enduring identity.
design + legacy
COLBO sits at the meeting point of material, place and modernist design. What began with Boccara's experiments with Mendoza's red stoneware became one of Argentina's distinctive design stories.
Today, the original spirit of COLBO continues under Boccara's son, Matías Jannello, alongside industrial designer Martín Endrizzi. Boccara's COLBO dinnerware was featured at MoMA New York in Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980, while contemporary COLBO bowls are offered through the MoMA Design Store.
COLBO's identity begins with the landscape around Mendoza. Working with the region's extraordinary red clay, Colette Boccara developed a distinctive language of organic, gently triangular forms — earthy exteriors contrasted by glazed interiors. More than seventy years later, the designs remain remarkably contemporary.
MOMA · NEW YORK · 2024
Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980
OUR CONNECTION
We discovered COLBO in 2019 and returned to the studio in 2026. We continue to be drawn to the iconic simplicity of its forms and the extraordinary colour of the clay — pieces that invariably become a talking point.
We chose a tight edit of bowls and plates because they capture what we look for at Andino: objects with a clear origin and point of view, designed to be lived with, used and enjoyed.
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COLBO dinnerware by Colette Boccara featured in MoMA's landmark survey of Latin American modernist design.