Cotufa Sculpture - Limited Edition of 250

{ The Face }​ I'm a Venezuelan chica who sees the world with wide curious eyes. I'd describe myself as a compassionate, resourceful and creative designer who also finds herself to be an artist. I grew up in Venezuela and attended college at the University of Colorado - Boulder where I received my Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Design. I seek inspiration from what surrounds me. Everything has cause for admiration. It fascinates me when something I see not only winks at me and calls my name, but also surprisingly serves a purpose.  I like using hints of color. This may have something to do with the fact that I’ve been surrounded by them throughout my entire life. Venezuela is a tropical country that, from flower to flower, covers the entire range of colors. My favorite being yellow, not too bright tho. More like a mustard-y yellow. Among the things that I enjoy the most is designing and creating pieces that I can manipulate with my hands. I like to feel the weight, the texture, and just being able to grab it and say “I did this.” I'm Federica de Lemos López. { The Brand } Born from the primitive and inherent need of all human beings to possess something treasured that we instinctively want to protect and therefore refuse to share. Mionopeto represents the feeling of ownership and the desire to be surrounded by things that captivate you, that you admire and that you’re proud to have. “Mío, no presto.” A story that began with a boy who had his toy cars, and denied everyone else from playing with them. He simply stated: “mionopeto.” Colorín colorado, this version of the story has come to and end. Now it’s time to make yours. With your own mionopeto.