Cultural, exclusive design for Colombian Michelin star restaurant QUIMBAYA.

YUYAIS FOR QUIMBAYA

Exclusive personalised pieces inspired in Colombian indigenous patterns.

A series of pieces designed for a Michelin-starred restaurant in Madrid, inspired by the Colombian Quimbaya Treasure.

Ritual objects that link the gastronomic experience with the indigenous Colombian imagination: spirals, ancestral geometries, warm metals.

Each piece transforms an everyday gesture—pulling out a cork, reading a menu—into a symbolic act.

  • At Quimbaya, every gesture is conceived as a ritual: uncorking the wine, reading the menu, the silent presence of the centerpiece.

    This collection accompanies these moments with pieces that not only serve a function, but elevate everyday acts to symbolic experiences.

    The object becomes ceremony.

  • The spiral was a sacred symbol for the caciques: it represented the spiritual journey to the gods.

    That same ancestral form inspires the pieces designed: a journey that today is gastronomic, sensory, and cultural.

    Each handmade brass curve pays homage to that invisible connection between the material and the transcendent.

  • This collection stems from the dialogue between luxury and roots, between Colombian identity and contemporary language.

    It does not seek to decorate, but rather to narrate.

    Designing for Quimbaya meant designing an offering: to the land, to culture, and to the memory that is served at the table.

Close-up of a collection of brass scroll-shaped scroll holders with one cork stopper inscribed with a scorpion and handwritten words, set against a wooden background.
Two hands wearing black gloves holding a gold-colored decorative object with four spiral tips.
A metallic sculpture of a seated figure with a human face, closed eyes, a necklace, and stylized arms holding circular objects. The sculpture appears to be made of a shiny metal and is displayed against a dark background.
A bottle of wine, a glass of red wine, and a corkscrew on a table with a white tablecloth.
Small gold-colored object resembling a crown or tiara with a cork on top, placed on a white tablecloth. Behind it is a glass of red wine and a wooden wine box filled with corks.
Table centerpiece with a place card about Quimbaya, Colombia, featuring a map and decorative elements.
A decorative golden sculpture with swirls and a knot shape, mounted on a wooden surface with a brass base, with the name Cristina Urbano Valero inscribed below.
Gold pendant in the shape of a human figure with a headdress and detailed facial features, set against a black background.