MADDALENA FORCELLA
Her career begins as restorer in Roma´s archeological areas and she arrives in Mexico in 1987. She is a textile designer by the Universidad Iberoamericana. En San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, she founds a textile workshop with Mayan weavers, pioneering the introduction of new designs and contemporary sensibility in the production of textiles with traditional techniques. She has exchanged experiences and knowledge with weavers from different indigenous groups, teaching classes and qualifying courses mainly in Chiapas and Oaxaca both for government institutions (Fondo Nacional para el desarrollo de la artesanía, FONART; Programa Nacional de Culturas Populares e Indígenas, Conabio) and civic groups and associations in México and Guatemala.
She has taught at Universidad Iberoamericana and at the Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión in México City. She has cooperated with several companies in the design and production of artisan objects (Artefacto, Arroz con Leche S.A. in México, Iris Von Arnim in Hamburgo, Germany). She has also headed the craftsmanship development department of the Museo Na Bolom, in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. She is a founding member of the Mayan weavers and designers association “El Camino de los altos”
At the moment she is developing her own collection of textile accessories, teaches courses on textile techniques for teaching institutions like the Centro de Las Artes of San Agustín, Oaxaca and cooperates with indigenous weavers groups on product development. She dedicates her time to artistic creation, has participated in several textile art exhibitions and cooperated in different installations.
She has taught at Universidad Iberoamericana and at the Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión in México City. She has cooperated with several companies in the design and production of artisan objects (Artefacto, Arroz con Leche S.A. in México, Iris Von Arnim in Hamburgo, Germany). She has also headed the craftsmanship development department of the Museo Na Bolom, in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. She is a founding member of the Mayan weavers and designers association “El Camino de los altos”
At the moment she is developing her own collection of textile accessories, teaches courses on textile techniques for teaching institutions like the Centro de Las Artes of San Agustín, Oaxaca and cooperates with indigenous weavers groups on product development. She dedicates her time to artistic creation, has participated in several textile art exhibitions and cooperated in different installations.