{"id":129,"date":"2019-03-20T04:12:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T04:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goya.everthemes.com\/demo-fashion\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:19:06","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div  class=\"sec_row container-fluid\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid no-padding video-bg-row vc_custom_1579973351197 vc_row-has-fill vc_row-o-full-height vc_row-o-columns-stretch vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1562734895463 vc_row-has-fill vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner  vc_custom_1562725835995\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element animation bottom-to-top  vc_custom_1780089162133\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">About Us<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marma<\/strong> It stems from the desire to reinterpret the richness of Colombian craftsmanship from a contemporary perspective.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"sec_row container-fluid\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid no-padding vc_custom_1588128835660\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid max_width align-center vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container animation left-to-right vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-7 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div id=\"et-video-lightbox-6a3ac7960d934\" class=\"et-lightbox et-video-lightbox mfp-video lightbox-image icon-pulse icon-color-  medium animation bottom-to-top\" data-mfp-type=\"iframe\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1KahlicghaE\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rib_tank.jpg\" alt=\"rib_tank\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"et-video-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"feather feather-play\"><polygon points=\"5 3 19 12 5 21 5 3\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container animation right-to-left vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-5 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner  vc_custom_1578532669392\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fancy-title\">Our History<\/h5>\n<h2>A contemporary vision of craftsmanship.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">After discovering the work of indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon, the idea arose to build a brand that connected craftsmanship, design, and sensitivity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Today, Marma works directly with indigenous artisan communities, creating pieces where tradition and contemporary design coexist naturally.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"sec_row container-fluid\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid no-padding vc_custom_1588129008197 vc_row-has-fill\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid max_width align-center align-center vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container animation bottom-to-top vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-5 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fancy-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Est. 2021<\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our history<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid max_width align-center align-center vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container animation bottom-to-top vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-4 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Marma began after a trip to the Colombian Amazon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">There I discovered the artisanal work of indigenous communities and understood that behind each piece there was much more than technique: there was time, memory and knowledge passed down between generations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Over the years I continued to surround myself with handmade objects and understood how they could transform the way a person feels, dresses, and relates to what they use.<\/p>\n<p>While living outside of Colombia, I constantly returned to the same idea: the need to showcase the country's artisanal wealth from another perspective.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container animation bottom-to-top vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-4 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Not from the souvenir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Not from a folkloric perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But from a more contemporary and global perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Later, during my second master's degree, Marma became my thesis project. Upon returning to Colombia, I decided to build the brand I had envisioned for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Today, Marma works directly with indigenous artisan communities to create pieces where traditional craftsmanship engages in dialogue with a contemporary and carefully curated aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"sec_row container-fluid\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid no-padding vc_custom_1588128887000\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid max_width align-center vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"small-order-2 medium-order-1 wpb_column vc_column_container animation left-to-right vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-md-5 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner  vc_custom_1578532746105\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Our Vision<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Marma seeks to build a platform that connects indigenous craftsmanship and contemporary design through honest and direct collaborations with artisan communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The brand's vision is to work with different communities in Colombia \u2014 and eventually Latin America \u2014 creating objects that allow traditional techniques to be preserved while finding new ways of existing within the contemporary universe.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Philosophy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Each piece retains something unique.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The variations in color, shape, and texture are part of the manual process and reflect the natural rhythm of how it was created.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At Marma we believe in objects made with intention, in processes that take time and in pieces that acquire meaning with use.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"small-order-1 medium-order-2 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-md-7 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\t<div class=\"et-image-712 et-image     et_image_link\">\n\t\t<div class=\"et-image-inner animation right-to-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et-image-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/women-cashmere-b3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large\" alt=\"\" title=\"women-cashmere-b3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/women-cashmere-b3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/women-cashmere-b3-600x601.jpg 600w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/women-cashmere-b3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/women-cashmere-b3-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"sec_row container-fluid\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1579114943204 vc_row-has-fill\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid max_width align-center vc_custom_1578532916555\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container animation bottom-to-top vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fancy-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Essential Words<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid max_width\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Courage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Courage-1-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELEGANT<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element   vc_custom_1781036299420\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STYLE<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ancestral\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2.png 1024w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ancestral2-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">HANDMADE<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element   vc_custom_1781036328447\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">COLOMBIA<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 et-dark-column\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Social\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2.png 1024w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social2-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PURPOSE<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element   vc_custom_1781036344600\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">COMMUNITY<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nosotros Marma nace del deseo de reinterpretar la riqueza artesanal colombiana desde una mirada contempor\u00e1nea. Nuestra Historia Una visi\u00f3n contempor\u00e1nea de la artesan\u00eda. Despu\u00e9s de descubrir el trabajo de comunidades ind\u00edgenas en el Amazonas colombiano, surgi\u00f3 la idea de construir una marca que conectara artesan\u00eda, dise\u00f1o y sensibilidad. Hoy, Marma [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-129","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4426,"href":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions\/4426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marmaproject.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}