Katünaa Copper Mochila bag handwoven from plantain fiber by Colombian artisans, natural sustainable textile with metallic copper thread detail

Plantain Fiber: How Colombian Artisans Turn Agricultural Waste Into Beautiful Handwoven Textiles

What would normally be agricultural waste becomes a strong, flexible, and beautiful material. This is how Colombian artisans transform plantain fiber into handwoven textiles worth keeping.

Paula Van Meerbeke
Katünaa x Four Seasons: Custom Artisan Textiles for Hospitality Interiors

Katünaa x Four Seasons: Custom Artisan Textiles for Hospitality Interiors

We recently worked with Four Seasons to develop custom artisan textiles for one of their properties. Traditional fiber techniques, adapted for a contemporary hospitality environment.

Paula Van Meerbeke
 Katünaa fique collection showing handwoven natural fiber baskets, rugs and placemats made by artisans in Boyacá Colombia

Meet Fique: The Andean Fiber at the Heart of Katünaa's Most Tactile Pieces

Strong, textural, and deeply rooted in the Colombian Andes. Fique is one of our favorite materials to work with and the fiber behind some of our favorite pieces.

From Wedding Commission to Bespoke Collection. Katünaa's One-of-a-Kind Design Service

From Wedding Commission to Bespoke Collection. Katünaa's One-of-a-Kind Design Service

It started with a wedding commission. Now Katünaa is developing one-of-a-kind pieces, rugs, lighting, and collectible home objects, designed specifically for a space, a person, or a moment.

Katünaa handwoven rug with fine metallic copper and natural fiber — close-up of woven texture showing matte fiber and soft bronze thread reflection

Coming Soon: Handwoven Rugs with Copper, Bronze, and Silver Threads

A soft metallic reflection against natural matte fiber. Katünaa's newest rugs weave fine copper, bronze, and silver threads directly into the structure.

Katünaa handwoven textile detail showing natural fibers and metallic copper threads — artisan rug and table runner made with werregue, silk, fique, and bronze

Why We Mix Natural Fibers and Metal Threads. The Material Logic Behind Katünaa

Natural fibers give a textile its body. Metallic ones give it its edge. At Katünaa, the combination is deliberate, and it shows up in every rug, table runner, basket, and lamp we make.

 Handmade caña flecha floor pillows by Katünaa — artisan natural fiber ottomans inspired by Zenú weaving traditions, Colombia

The Ancient Fiber Behind Colombia's Most Iconic Hat, now in Your Living Room

For over a thousand years, Zenú artisans on Colombia's Caribbean coast have hand braided caña flecha, the fiber behind the sombrero vueltiao. At Katünaa, we took that same ancient craft and brought it into your living room.