QUE ONDA VOS

QUE ONDA VOS is a fair trade design label that produces scarves, bags and carpets which are all handmade by Indigenous Mayan weavers in Guatemala.
Hanne De Wyngaert started this label in 2013 in collaboration with a Fair Trade organization in Guatemala.
Hanne graduated in fashion design at the Royal Academy Of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 2006. She was a co-founder and co-designer of the Belgian Designers Label ‘Ti+Hann’ from 2007 till 2012. Following this, Hanne started thinking about designing and developing products that have a social impact on the community that produces them.

In 2013 she travelled to Guatemala after coming into contact with a local fair trade organization. This organization offers support to indigenous women in the Guatemalan countryside by providing a consistent income through the sales and promotion of their weavings, a traditional indigenous women’s art form.
After numerous discussions and preparations, Hanne founded the project ‘QUE ONDA VOS’. ‘QUE ONDA VOS’ is Guatemalan street slang for ‘Yo, what’s up?’. The label stands for the combination of Mayan tradition and Western culture through fair trade fashion design.

QOV develops products such as bags, scarves and carpets, all 100% handmade by indigenous weavers in Guatemala. The design of the products is a result of dialogue, cooperation and interaction between the two cultures. As each piece is handmade by individual weavers with slightly different artistic styles, there are subtle differences that can be found in the details between each product. QOV believes this to be one of the strengths of the product and evidence of the authenticity of the handmade process.

The project’s goal is to develop an awareness about conscious consumption and to create jobs in indigenous communities ensuring fair wages.

QUE ONDA VOS is about respect.