PatternReview.com online sewing community
Join our community of 579,257 sewists!
SIGNUP Membership is free and includes 1 free lesson
Login |
Join our community of 579,257 sewists!
Signup | Login
To participate in the PatternReview.com forums please Login or Join PatternReview
Member since 3/24/04
Posts: 26392
Send Message
3 Replies
Posted on: 11/17/19 5:55 PM ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/world/americas/mexico-tenango-embroidery.html (may be behind a paywall)

The relatively new style Tenango de Doria embroideries developed in the 1960s among people who spoke Otomi, developed to be a more salable form of traditional Otomi embroidery when there was a major crop failure. It's now showing up all over the world, on "designer" coffee mugs, napkins, clothing...

Two photos by Thelmadatter, from the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenango_embroidery



Benneton, Hererra and Nestle are among those who have accused of cultural appropriation. Nestle won a copyright infringement case invalidating the original artist's copyright.
  
Member since 12/17/17
Posts: 2270
Body Type:
Send Message
1 Replies
Posted on: 11/17/19 7:05 PM ET
In reply to kayl
Beautiful beautiful work.

Sadly, if Nestle hadn’t won, they would probably have gone full Dickensian (shades of Jarndyce)...just ask Disney about AA Milne...Milne’s heirs....the problem with going against these big corporations is that they can litigate for generations. Their immortality confers an unfair advantage.
  
Member since 3/24/04
Posts: 26392
Send Message
2 Replies
thumbsup 1 like
Posted on: 11/17/19 7:21 PM ET
In reply to Sewwest
Sure makes me grateful for the fair trade artisan stores like Ten Thousand Villages, where the artisans get a viable deal.
  
Member since 12/17/17
Posts: 2270
Body Type:
Send Message
1 Replies
Posted on: 11/17/19 9:32 PM ET
In reply to kayl
Thanks for the recommendation!
  
Member since 3/24/04
Posts: 26392
Send Message
Posted on: 11/17/19 11:50 PM ET
In reply to Sewwest
You might want to look at http://fairtradefederation.org
  
Member since 5/23/10
Posts: 937
Send Message
Posted on: 11/18/19 1:10 AM ET
In reply to kayl
Thanks for this story. I love the work.
  
Member since 11/13/04
Posts: 15931
Send Message
Posted on: 11/18/19 1:39 AM ET
In reply to kayl
Quote: kayl
Sure makes me grateful for the fair trade artisan stores like Ten Thousand Villages, where the artisans get a viable deal.

We have a Ten Thousand Villages store in our small city.
  
Member since 4/6/16
Posts: 6247
Send Message
Posted on: 11/18/19 8:59 AM ET
In reply to kayl
Quote:
Nestle won a copyright infringement case invalidating the original artist's copyright.

Outrageous. That really is appropriation.

I was in New York City this year on the weekend of a Brazilian festival and saw some of this work on various stalls.
------
With rights come duties and obligations
  
* Advertising and soliciting is strictly prohibited on PatternReview.com. If you find a post which is not in agreement with our Terms and Conditions, please click on the Report Post button to report it.
Selected Reviews, Classes & Patterns