Archive NY Flora Stripe Placemat | Handwoven Artisan Tableware from Guatemala
Table settings are usually the last thing anyone thinks about—until you realize they can make a room feel intentional rather than accidental. The Flora Stripe Placemat by Archive NY is exactly that nudge toward conscious, colorful living.
What It Is:
This ethically handwoven placemat features bold stripes of light pink and kelly green, creating a playful yet sophisticated pattern that elevates any dining experience. Crafted by skilled artisans in Xela, Guatemala, it combines traditional weaving techniques with a modern aesthetic, making it both functional and visually striking. Perfect for everyday meals, dinner parties, or solo coffee rituals that demand attention.
Why You’ll Actually Use It:
Because it turns the mundane act of placing a plate on a table into a deliberate statement. Durable, easy to style, and ethically made, these placemats are proof that textiles can be as meaningful as they are practical. And unlike generic mass-produced tableware, each piece carries subtle variations that tell the story of the human hands behind it.
Key Details:
Handwoven by skilled artisans in Xela, Guatemala
Bold Flora stripe design in light pink and kelly green
Durable and functional for daily use
Ethically produced with traditional techniques
The Flora Stripe Placemat isn’t just a surface for your fork and knife—it’s a reminder that the everyday can be beautiful, human, and intentional.
About the brand: Archive NY
Archive NY is the kind of brand that makes you reconsider what it means to “own” anything at all. Founded in Brooklyn in 2014 and now based in Los Angeles, it’s a woman-led operation that treats traditional weaving and dyeing techniques like endangered languages: worth preserving, worth celebrating, and worth complicating with modern design sensibilities. By collaborating with artisans across Guatemala, Mexico, and India, Archive NY doesn’t just sell textiles—they broker a kind of cross-cultural conversation, turning everyday objects like napkins, throws, and table linens into evidence that craft, ethics, and style don’t have to be mutually exclusive. It’s conscientious capitalism wrapped in patterns that are just slightly too good to ignore.