Olli Otomi

The first time I fell in love with Otomi fabric was while visiting the folk art markets of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. These vibrantly colored textiles are hand embroidered by the Otomi women, in the Tenango Valley of Hidalgo, Mexico. The motifs, which usually always include flowers and animals, originates from the prehistoric wall paintings from the region and symbolize man living in harmony with nature. As you can tell, each embroidery takes tens of hours, if not a couple of months, to complete – and the end result is stunning. I’m so happy to have discovered Olli, a San Francisco based company who works with a small collective of embroiderers to bring Otomi loungers and cushions stateside. I’m just lusting after one of the those large muli-colored loungers!

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(Olli Otomi loungers and cushions available here)

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10 Comments

  1. glamdevils wrote:

    Beautiful and so cute. I need the pillows 😀

    xx Mira

    http://www.glamdevils.com

    10.27.14
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  2. sallida wrote:

    such a cool!!!
    http://lemontrend.com

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  3. Beautiful work,like the combination of oriental puff and Mexican embroidery…
    love the color and the amazing work.
    xoxo
    Yael Guetta

    http://www.ftwwl.com

    10.27.14
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  4. Love the vibrant colours! The yellow fish print pillow is my favourite.

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  5. meg wrote:

    i am loving the multicolored embroidered ottoman!!

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  6. Woah these are so cool! I want! Really amazing patterns.

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  7. ari wrote:

    Love this post!! San Miguel de Allende has amazing Mexican art! I’m glad there is a store in SF that supports it!
    xx
    http://www.thedoubledenim.com

    10.27.14
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  8. These are amazing!! I would give my left arm for one of these ottomans!!

    10.30.14
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  9. Fiona wrote:

    My sister recently opened up a shop with Otomi pillows, as well as pillows made from Vintage Hmong and other textiles. They come with the inserts and look gorgeous in person!
    http://otomihome.bigcartel.com/
    More on her blog here: http://otomihome.com/

    11.2.14
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