Our Story

 

Mariposa Studio is a leap of faith. 

As a child, my mum used to be startled by how I’d notice the texture of my shoes against the pattern on my skirt. I’ve learnt this from her diary. I would ask my parents to let me take all kinds of art classes. I once even asked my mum to pay for a very expensive extracurricular class in country-style painting at school. She indulged that wish. I only gave up that luxury when my mum made me choose between that and a puppy.

I then lost my mum during early adolescence. This loss brought a great deal of grief, of course. It also sparked a rebellious, defiant, irreverent streak into how I performed towards others. Deep down, this personality was nothing but more of the first: outright pain. And because that tough exterior was actually paired with my talent for languages, reading, writing, and, quite literally, arguing—many people, including myself, thought my path was to become a lawyer.

I did. 

Years later, I’ve turned away from that defiant version of myself and returned to my love and disbelief for shapes and textures. Not with quiet decisions but with bold and loud gestures. Not because I like the idea of perfect homes, but because homes reflect how we show up to ourselves and to others. A rebellious act of taking up space.

And Mariposa will do so: take up space - all of it. In your morning coffee rituals when you use our spoons. In your hosting game with our coupes and goblets. The moment where you guiltlessly indulge in a dessert. In every flower arrangement you gift yourself.

Mariposa will be the persistent force that sustains your home into a beautiful space where your visual, tactile and emotional experiences come together into what we simply and poetically call 'home'.