Andes in Bloom is a collective textile work inspired by Ecuadorian flora. The piece takes as its starting point the silhouette of the territory traced by Alexander von Humboldt during his time in Ecuador. This historical and scientific outline becomes the framework of the work and is filled with a composition of native flowers reinterpreted by different Ecuadorian artists. The work is composed of 10 individual fragments assembled like a puzzle, showcasing the power of Ecuadorian design and its biodiversity.
The Andes in Bloom project emerges as a celebration of Ecuadorian collaboration. Just as the piece represents the diversity of flora from different regions of Ecuador, its creation was also conceived as a deeply collective process. Artists illustrated the various flowers that make up the work, capturing the botanical richness of the territory; designers developed the overall composition, the color palette, and the translation of the illustrations into a pixel-based system that could be woven; and finally, artisans transformed that language into material, weaving the work into ten distinct pieces. The result is a fusion of art, design, and craft, where each discipline contributes its knowledge to shape a piece that reflects both the natural diversity and the cultural richness of Ecuador.
