Areito Gallery
Tagua Vegetable Ivory
On the Colombian Pacific coast, tagua vegetable ivory begins as a seed that dries hard enough to be hand-carved and dyed. Three to five weeks after drying, the same material becomes jewelry, home articles and decorative objects, produced to order in the colors and forms a brand or interior studio specifies.
Tagua / Açaí: technical specifications
- 01 Techniques
- Vegetable ivory; seed hand-carved and dyed.
- 02 Lead time
- 3–5 weeks, after the seeds have dried.
- 03 Origin
- Colombian Pacific coast.
- 04 Color palette
- Natural ivory white; wide range with natural and synthetic dyes.
- 05 Production capacity
- Up to 1,000 units per month, depending on the technique.
- 06 Product applications
- Jewelry, home articles, decorative objects.
