Stylized text in white on a black background spelling 'HOPAK' with unique letter designs.

Traditional arts are not our past. They are the roots from which we grow into the future.

Where It Begins

  • I was born in Lima, the granddaughter of Andean migrants who moved to the capital carrying everything they knew. Growing up between two worlds taught me something that shapes everything I do: when traditional knowledge disappears, we do not just lose beautiful objects. We lose ways of seeing, thinking and relating to the world that we genuinely need.

    That is why I do this work.

ASAMCEI, Asociacion de Mujeres Creativas y emprendedoras de Incahuasi

How I Work

  • My practice draws on design research, product design, trend analysis, brand strategy and intercultural mediation, informed by studies at the Zurich University of the Arts and ETH Zurich (NADEL).

    I work with organisations, institutions and communities committed to long-term, systemic change, bringing together a trusted network of specialists across design, communication, science and technology for each project.

Young woman with long brown hair standing next to the wooden cabinet designed by architect A. Scarponi for the community brand "Ten Ikat Sikka" with hanging traditional textiles and clothing pieces of the Ni collection inside.

from the Project Tenun Ikat Sikka

What We Take On

  • Strategic brand positioning and market access.

  • Cultural heritage research and consulting.

  • Communication strategy. Workshop facilitation.

  • Partnership and network development.