Gubi for Unicef — Pachamama chair by Pura Utz

For Mother's Day 2025, GUBI proudly presents Mother Made, an exhibition celebrating the power of women as creators and changemakers.

Mother Made honors the spirit and skill of women artisans through handcrafted editions of Gubi's Pacha Chair by textile artist Nina Ferlov and creative collective Pura Utz. 

Mother Made extends digitally through a charity auction hosted by Palsgaard Kunstautioner. The three reimagined Pacha Chairs will be available for bidding online until the 3rd of June, with 100% of proceeds directly supporting UNICEF Denmark's critical work to ensure safe births, access to clean water, and uninterrupted education in marginalized regions.

Founded in 2018 by Bernabela Sapalú and Anna Waller Andres, Pura Utz empowers Guatemalan women artisans by providing fair wages and opportunities to create high-quality, handmade jewelry. The brand's name, meaning “pure quality” in Mayan, encapsulates their dedication to excellence and sustainable empowerment. Based in Santiago Atitlán, Pura Utz actively supports and uplifts the lives of over 50 women, fostering community resilience and cultural heritage through artisanal craft.

Drawing on Mayan symbolism and the reverence for Pachamama, the Andean Earth Mother, Pura Utz presents a Pacha Chair rich with symbolism. Desain livecycles, fertility, a renewal through intertwining roots, symbolic patterns, and blossoming forms. The Pachamama Chair is both a sculpture and a tribute to birth and women's strength—rooted in tradition yet inspiring transformation.

Hand-beaded in their Guatemalan atelier, the Pachamama Chair features approximately 244,000 tiny glass beads. Crafted over two weeks by six full-time artisans, it showcases intricate embroidery, with floral motifs rising in 3D from the surface. Utilizing a flatwork technique and no set pattern, every element was intuitively shaped, allowing the piece to blossom organically mirroring the asymmetrical beauty of nature. The chair is fully upholstered in Dedar's Lupo Special Diagonal Bouclé (007) and rests on a Pearl Gold swivel base.

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