The MZ Blog
Financial Planning Workshop
Part of our mission at MZ is to continue helping our artisan partners learn business skills that empower them in their work and their lives. We recently facilitated a Money Management Workshop in Teotítlan del Valle, Oaxaca, with the goal of helping artisan leaders learn strategies for separating their business expenses from their personal, and for tracking their business income and expenses. We work with...
A Zapotec Wedding
This weekend I got to attend the wedding of a dear artisan family and good friends to MZ, in Teotitlan del Valle. Like many of the cultural celebrations in this Zapotec village, the traditions hail both from the Catholic influence and from pre-hispanic indigenous practices. The wedding day starts with an intimate mass at 8 AM, attended by the immediate families of the bride and...
Go West
Our latest collection of bags is inspired by the spirit, natural landscapes, and legacy of America's West. In order to capture the rough natural beauty of the West, we pulled the color palette from its vast landscapes. Pine green hailing from the Rocky Mountains, the rich red of Arizona's rock formations, golden hues from the great plains, and the sacred turquoise stone native to New...