When creating
becomes an encounter
ABRA was born out of a deep need: to share the knowledge and practice of ancestral arts and crafts. It was born out of a desire to stop time, escape the daily routine and come together in group experiences where creating is also a way of inhabiting the world.
ABRA focuses on hands. Hands that work, that care, that remember. Hands that, like a dance repeated over and over again, transmitted their gestures and built their stories across generations.
Through rituals, movements, and silences, the indigenous peoples of Latin America wove together knowledge: from grandmothers to granddaughters, from mothers to daughters, between brothers and sisters. Living stories, diverse ways of being on the earth, which we seek to hear again today.
Since 2017, we have been organizing trips and experiences with artisans from different communities, sharing their culture and knowledge in the territory that gives them meaning. We accompany processes that are still alive and deserve to be cared for with respect, attention, and time.
We believe in patient transmission of skills, in working with our hands, in the materials that nature provides us, and in what happens when women come together.
Because we learned along the way that craftsmanship cannot exist without territory, and that each technique preserves the memory of the place where it originated.
CARMELA irízar
LOOM WEAVING
Image and Sound Designer (UBA), Carmela lives surrounded by art and nature with her daughters. For 25 years she worked in the world of fashion and clothing, developing her skills in the area of image and communication as a visual merchandiser.
At ABRA, she immersed herself in the craft of weaving, training with masters from the NOA and NEA regions and sharing her knowledge in experimental workshops.
With great creative force, she transforms spaces through textile pieces that stand out for their color, scale, and material. She drives creation through emotion and transformation, always inspiring others to go beyond expectations.
FLORENCIA CACCIABUE
NATURAL DYES
Artist, mother, and entrepreneur, Florencia studied Fine Arts at IUNA and trained alongside various artists. In 2001, she founded Casa Florece, her first artisanal textile venture, where printing became an expressive and poetic medium.
From her workshop, surrounded by nature, she researches natural dyes and shibori techniques, creating unique textiles for projects that value handmade items.
Today, through ABRA, Florencia is a leader in natural dyes, leading workshops and trips that promote respect for traditional crafts and a living connection with indigenous cultures.
ISABEL HARDOY
TRADITIONAL BASKETRY
A lover of architecture, nature, travel, and manual labor, Isabel built a path where sensitivity and craftsmanship go hand in hand. She was one of the first female photojournalists in Argentina and trained in art, photography, and audiovisual production in New York. Together with her partner, she founded Delta Terra, a reserve dedicated to conservation and sustainable tourism in the Paraná Delta.
Through ABRA Textil, Isabel trained as a self-taught artisan, working with formio weaving and natural fibers, combining ancestral techniques with a contemporary approach. She deeply believes in the value of simplicity, craftsmanship, and handmade pieces: creations born of respect, purpose, and a deep connection with nature.
ABRA HOME: AN OPEN SPACE
A place where, in addition to learning, we share time, listening, searching, and the desire to grow together. Between fibers, gestures, and conversations, the workshops become living experiences.
