At COPERARI, craftsmanship is a conversation - between people, places, and time. We work closely with artisan communities in Rajasthan, India, and Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, valuing the knowledge and techniques that have been passed down through generations while exploring how they can live meaningfully in the present.

Our role is not to preserve craft behind glass, but to engage with it respectfully. By collaborating with skilled makers, we honor traditional processes and material knowledge, while creating designs that feel contemporary, considered, and relevant to a global home.

Rajasthan, India: Tradition as a Starting Point

Rajasthan’s textile history is rich and expansive, shaped by centuries of making, trade, and cultural exchange. Today, its artisans continue to practice printing and rug-making techniques that require patience, precision, and deep understanding of material.

In Rajasthan, COPERARI works with workshops experienced in silk screening and hand-tufted rug production. These techniques have long been part of the region’s textile landscape. Rather than reproducing historical patterns, we collaborate with artisans to apply their skills to new designs, guided by modern forms, refined color palettes, and contemporary scale.

Silk screening allows for clarity and consistency, while remaining a hands-on process. Each layer of color is applied with care, overseen by experienced printers who bring a trained eye to every detail. The result is a textile that reflects time-honored skill, expressed through a modern design language.

Jaipur’s hand-tufted rugs are created in much the same spirit. Using high-quality wool and blended yarns, artisans translate COPERARI’s contemporary designs into tactile form. From tufting and shearing to washing and backing, every stage is completed by hand, resulting in rugs that feel both considered and quietly expressive.

Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca: Weaving as Everyday Life

In Teotitlán del Valle, weaving is woven into daily life itself. The Zapotec tradition of hand-weaving wool rugs continues through family workshops, where skills are learned by observing, assisting, and practicing over time.

COPERARI works directly with Rosa, Rodrigo, and their community, building relationships grounded in trust, shared respect, and ongoing collaboration.

The rugs produced here are woven on pedal looms, using techniques that have remained largely unchanged for generations. Wool is spun, dyed, and woven by hand—often using natural dyes that draw color from plants, minerals, and insects found in the surrounding landscape.

While the process is traditional, the designs are intentionally contemporary. COPERARI introduces modern compositions, abstract forms, and balanced color relationships, which artisans bring to life using their deep understanding of structure and rhythm on the loom. Each piece reflects both the maker’s skill and a shared creative vision.

Craft, Collaboration, and the Present Moment

Across both Rajasthan and Oaxaca, COPERARI’s approach is guided by collaboration rather than direction. We see craft as something that evolves - supported by tradition, but open to new expression.

By working with established techniques and applying them to modern design, we aim to create pieces that feel timeless without being tied to the past. Each textile and rug carries the quiet presence of the hands that made it, while fitting naturally into contemporary spaces around the world.

At COPERARI, these pieces are not about reproducing history, but about continuing it - thoughtfully, respectfully, and with care.