Packaging sostenible para productos de cerámica realizados por mujeres artesanas del pueblo shuar en Macas

Abstract

The Atasim Foundation located in Macas, Morona Santiago, has expressed its interest in supporting design areas for artisan products for its Atasim Artisan project. CIDAP together with the University of Cuenca have seen it pertinent to generate a training proposal according to the needs and interests of the foundation. For this reason, through a social engagement project, the construction of a brand and the design of sustainable packaging made with materials from the area have been proposed, so that they can be applied to artisan ceramic products such as masks, pots and jeweler's. In addition, workshops were developed so that the artisans could make the packaging on their own and adapt it to their designed ceramic products. This project was developed with the participation of eight students from the University of Cuenca, the collaboration of the CIDAP technical team and the participation of the artisans of the Shuar people who are part of the foundation.