Bespoke Colombian fiber studio
Every piece is
an areito.
A celebration of Colombian craft — handwoven natural fibers, made to measure for the world’s most discerning houses.
Handwoven in Colombia
A new house · A lineage of knowledge
A young company, built on half a century of trust.
Areito Gallery is new — but our relationships are not. We are the bridge between more than 150 artisan communities and the global houses that value what they make. That access cannot be replicated; it is earned across generations.
40
Years of legacy
Our mother’s life among Colombia’s artisan communities, in Cali.
10
Years mapping craft
Mayra, mapping Colombia’s master weavers, fiber by fiber.
150+
Artisan communities
Indigenous, Afro-Colombian and rural collectives across the country.
areito
/aˈɾej.to/ · noun
a ceremony of celebration
A ceremonial festival of the Indigenous peoples of the Antilles, joining music, dance and craft to honor memory, ritual and belonging — the way a community kept its traditions alive.
The meaning of our name
We named ourselves after a celebration.
For the first peoples of the Americas, the areito was how tradition survived — a gathering where art, memory and identity were honored together. We carry the name because that is exactly what we do.
Every object we make is a celebration: of a technique passed down for centuries, of the territory it comes from, and of the hands that keep it alive. We don’t reproduce craft — we honor it, and translate it for today’s luxury.
“Craft, celebrated as art.”
What we do
Made-to-measure Colombian fiber craft for brands that value tradition, design and heritage.
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Luxury fashion & accessories
Season, resort and capsule collections in natural fibers — for independent houses and global maisons alike.
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Interiors & architecture
FF&E, decorative objects and bespoke commissions for high-end studios, hospitality and residential projects.
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Galleries & collectible design
One-of-a-kind, sculptural pieces where craft becomes functional art for collectors and curators.
- Co-design & material advisory
- Verifiable provenance
- Traceable craft
- Custom finishes on request
- Small, exclusive lots
- Luxury export packaging
Our universe of fibers, materials & techniques
Each one — a community,
a territory, a technique.
Colombia holds one of the world’s most abundant universes of natural fibers, plant species and materials of vegetal origin. Among the fibers, seeds and materials we work with:
* These are only some of the fibers and materials we work with — a glimpse of a far vaster universe of Colombian craft.
Clients & collaborators
Trusted by luxury houses across the USA, Europe and the Middle East.
5,000+ pieces exported — a proven track record with the world’s most discerning houses.
Found at Net-a-Porter · Harrods · Saks Fifth Avenue · Neiman Marcus · Bergdorf Goodman · Selfridges · Shopbop
Other clients and collaborations
Josh · St. Étienne · Chevrolet
Impact & traceability
The origin is the luxury — and it is verifiable.
150+
Artisan communities across Indigenous, Afro-Colombian and rural Colombia.
13+
Fibers, seeds & materials, each with its own people, territory and technique.
100%
Traceable craft — a story and an origin no factory can replicate.
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Export markets today: USA, Italy, UK, Spain, Greece and the UAE.
Cali, Colombia
Founders
Your ideal partner in craft.
Two sisters, two worlds, one mission. Mayra Gómez trained at Istituto Marangoni, Milan, and has spent a decade mapping Colombia’s master weavers, fiber by fiber. Stephany Gómez is the corporate strategist behind USD 1B+ in transactions and USD 500M+ raised.
Both built on our mother’s forty-year artisan legacy in Cali — the trust that lets us do what no factory can.
Join us in redefining luxury —
honoring the past, creating the future.
Tell us about your collection, project or commission. We reply personally.
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