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Flavours of Mexico
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Traditional Mexican cuisine was recognized by UNESCO in 2010 as Intangible Cultural Heritage — a living tradition of family, land and ritual. This necklace turns that table into something to wear.
"In Mexico, as across the Gulf, a shared table is the first gesture of welcome."
Tijuana, Mexico
Galy Designs
Woven palm
Palm weaving is an ancestral Mexican craft, still passed down in communities suuìh as those of the Mixteca region.
Red & green chiles
Chile was domesticated in Mexico thousands of years ago and is still the soul of its cooking.
Miniature dishes
Tiny food is a beloved tradition of Mexican folk art — here, the dishes families gather around.
The Artist
Magaly Urtuzuástegui spent more than 20 years as a pediatric dentist — a career of steady hands and precise detail.
After the pandemic, a road trip through Baja California and a meeting with a local artisan opened a new path.
Today, from her workshop in Tijuana, she designs one-of-a-kind jewelry with natural stones, gemstones and freshwater pearls, each piece made to tell a story.
Colors of Mexico
Green jade, white pearls, red crystals, tiger's eye and details inspired by Mexican Talavera. A piece that carries a little bit of Mexico wherever it goes.
The green, white and red tricolor flag first flew in 1821, with the Army of the Three Guarantees.
The three colors of the flag
Green
Jade.
Commonly read as hope and independence. For the Olmec, Maya and Aztec peoples, jade was more precious than gold: a symbol of life, water and fertility.
White
Freshwater pearls.
Commonly read as unity and purity. Pearls also join two shores: Baja California, home of this piece's maker, has a centuries-old pearl history, just like the Arabian Gulf.
Red
Crystals.
Tiny food is a beloved tradition of Mexican folk art — here, the dishes families gather around. Commonly read as the blood of those who fought for Mexico's independence.
Brown
Tiger's eye.
Not in the flag, but in the land: the warm brown of Mexican earth that holds everything together
Talavera
Is a hand-painted, tin-glazed pottery made in Puebla and Tlaxcala since the 16th century. Its story crosses continents. The techniques reached Spain through the Muslim potters of Al-Andalus. Craftsmen from Talavera de la Reina carried them to Mexico. Its famous cobalt blue on milky white was shaped by Chinese porcelain arriving on the Manila galleons. In 2019, UNESCO recognized the Talavera of Mexico and Spain together as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Authentic Talavera is protected by a Mexican denomination of origin; the beads in this piece are inspired by its patterns.
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