KIRAH EARNS TOP DESIGN HONOR AT DUBAI’S INDEX EXHIBITION

Kirah Design has been selected winner of the Product Design Awards and The INDEX International Design Exhibition in Dubai.  A newcomer to the international design arena, the young Bolivian art and design firm submitted one of its original designs –NIDO- to a rigorous selection process in the Art, Accessories and Décor Category.  After being shortlisted for the final round, a judging panel of regional and international experts took into consideration the choice of materials, cost and value, design innovation, design quality, environmental impact, ergonomics and functionality.

Besides Kirah Design, finalists included Italy´s Arnolfo Di Cambio (CIBI glass by CINI BOERI)...

Nature+Collaboration: The Keys to our Design Process

We believe in design inspired by nature.  Our initial collaborations with Bolivian and international designers Marcella Echavarría, Courtney Hardt, Katie Miller and Ketty Callau yielded beautiful collections and pieces in wood, recycled glass and textiles for the US market.  Even before that, our very first pieces -a wooden vase design in morado wood, predecessor to the classic Kirah Vase- were an example of carefully atuning nature and collaboration: leftover morado stumps elegantly handcrafted by local artisans in Santa Cruz into timeless, nature-inspired design.

Our design philosophy has strengthened through the years. Today, new collections are routinely created through...

Proudly Bolivian

In 2007 we brought back morado craft to Bolivia.  Its secrets remained dormant for 250 years after the Jesuit missionaries were ousted from the region. Wood carving craftsmanship was highly valued in colonial times as the riches from silver and tin mining poured over booming towns and cities in western Bolivia.  This was an era of exquisite wood carving craftsmanship for private homes, churches and public buildings.  Cedar, mahogany, cypress, palo santo and orange tree wood were the preferred choices then.  

Mostly dormant and anonymous after the XVIII century, the rich wood carving legacy barely...