By Richie Wilde Lopez

Duende Textiles is an art studio space by artist Richie Wilde Lopez, dedicated to creating heirloom pieces for collectors and the hospitality industry.

Inspired by the rich ethos of Puerto Rican and Caribbean culture, I specialize in embroidery and hand weaving. I use high-quality, mindfully sourced natural fibers and materials in all my pieces. My mission is to honor ancestral traditions through craft and explore new pathways of creativity through textiles.

Lately, I’ve been deep in the studio, my loom dressed and ready, because that has been a personal goal: to make sure there’s always something on it, something moving forward. Life feels like weaving itself—finding the threads betwee