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Women Around Town: Maya and Veni— Maya Handbags and JewelryMonday, January 31st, 2011 by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town by Alix Cohen 147_4788 On an early trip to The Philippines on a quest for unusual materials, Veni (Venifreda) Evangelista arranged for herself and her daughter Maya to visit the small, “primitive” island of Boracay. From the mainland, Veni and Maya were directed to an old military cargo plane. “It lands on a VERY short runway,” Maya recalls. There followed a bus ride to a “banka,” a small wooden boat often used for scuba and snorkeling “definitely strange and scary for a city girl.” Veni and Maya were delivered to a community of “nipa” huts— small bamboo structures on legs with grass roofs. Maya felt completely dislocated. Veni acted as if they were in a place where her raised hand would bring a taxi. She was just fine, thanks. Veni adapts. Beauty is in the Details at Maya Monday, January 31st, 2011 by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around Maya was created and is run by a wonderfully symbiotic mother and daughter (see our Women Around Town story on Maya and Veni Evangelista) who bounce off one another with more warmth and good humor than most married couples. You’d never know from the unjaded enthusiasm with which they describe the process and pieces, the company has been in business twenty-five years. After a heady period of international wholesale, the work is currently only available online at www.mayaint.com and at artisan shows. I recommend meeting the ladies at a show, if possible. Not only are Maya and Veni a pleasure, but pieces can be preferentially adapted or commissioned. To view more items of Maya browse Maya Collections and find the items to fit your personal style.
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