Monica Sordo, founder of SORDO, on her artistic roots that honed her creative eye for design and her distinct approach to crafting . A little mindful movement routine is mandatory before coffee. I normally do some sun salutations to stretch and breathe and set my intentions for the day.
We are coffee lovers at home so we have our little ritual of grinding our beans and do a slow pour, it’s so relaxing...
but I also love to go for an early walk to our local coffee shop and see people walk by, specially when travelling, is a fantastic way to absorb the mood and energy of the place, it makes me feel on syntony and ready for the day ahead. Bold and sophisticated creations in fluid dialogue with design, artisanship and culture. It was a sixth sense, an intuitive and organic research of my own language through the exploration of small sculptures that with time became wearable objects – it was never planned.
Growing up I saw my dad inventing, creating and solving design flaws in his workshop, this was his zen space away from work. With him over time and later in life I discovered my passion for innovation in manufacturing and solving design challenges became sort of an obsession. My mom after retiring from banking became a silversmith.
She created a hub of local artists where the use of fire as their main tool was the common thread. Here my curiosity about artisanship began, followed later on by a trip to Peru that soon became a long but life-changing journey looking for the mas.