The daily operations of INDIGART Designs LLC are possible thanks to a committed team of Latinx millennials located in Sweden, Germany, and the United States. We have partnered with five indigenous cooperatives in Guatemala that benefit over 500 women weavers and their families. Our creations would have not been possible without the artisanship and skills of Tz’utujil and K’iché women that want to share their art with the world.
María de León
Founder & Ethical Business Developer
María is originally from the city of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala and currently lives with her husband in Virginia. She envisioned the creation of INDIGART during her business studies at Jönköping University in Sweden, and made it a reality when she immigrated to the United States. María has many years of experience in the non-profit and multilateral sectors managing education and social development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. María is also a graduate student in International Education Policy at Harvard University, and her academic focus has been education for vulnerable populations in Guatemala. María has visited forty countries, and travels to Guatemala at least once a year.
Nathali Elfström
Creative Director & Lead Fashion Designer
A native of Söderhamn, Nathali is half Ecuadorian and half Swedish, and has worked in the fashion industry in Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Berlin. She has a degree in fashion design from the Swedish School of Textiles, and presented her graduation collection at the Stockholm and London Fashion Weeks. Nathali has experience in knit, weft and redesign. Nathali is a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community and all projects under her management are always inclusive of this community.