AposFique Ancestral Fibers

Hands to Fiber

 

Well today I want to tell you about AposFique, my clients and my friends, a class of friends who can count on the fingers of their hands.

 

and with their hands they do incredible jobs; His work is linked to an ancestral fiber, recognized by Colombians as the cabuya, I am talking about the Fique, a plant in the shape of a penca native to Mexico, its origin is approximately 12 million years.

 

YThrough their hands pass the fibers of time... we have shared adventures; Joys; Moments not so happy, have supported me in difficult moments of my life; We share a way of thinking that unites us and makes us stronger every day, as well as the strength of the fibers are intertwined with each other, forming the cords of cabuya, noble, beautiful, natural fiber.

 

IWe know that everything is linked to everything, life itself is a network, only the excuse to start a conversation, a friendship, that will last a lifetime, well the excuse in our case, first sharing an ideology, a way of thinking, Then the ingenuity, the creativity, the desire to carry out a project would unite us more.

 

FThis was how I accompanied them in the adventure, which today is a company, that transform simple fibers into works of art. His company is known as AposFique located in the city of Cali capital of the department of Valle del Cauca.

 

 

BWell this story begins with ants, lots of knots, and even champagne, many hours of effort.

 

IThe Goal By Which To work:

The most important handicraft fair in the country, we are talking about Expoartesanias de Colombia in CorferiasBogotá. The year of participation was in 2007, in December, the date of registration without failing the memory was the month of July, the work samples to be displayed August.

 

AIt was the month of March when they told me their project and asked the question that today has me here telling this story:

 

Do you know anyone who can help us?

 

TI answer: Yes, that's what I do, to help microentrepreneurs achieve their projects, to carry out their dreams.

 

ACarlos Pimentel, he says: Look what happens is that for now we do not have many resources... The answer, I think the memory does not fail me, well and if it fails, this story can have room for literary liberties...

 

EDon´t worried, your project has a lot of future and other people have the right to know this work. Let's go ahead, we have a lot of work in front of us! "And also behind us" It was night, the next morning, I would meet with the two, Carlos and Piedad to plan what we would have to do and what would be the next steps.

The Process Begins , AposFique is Born as a Company

 

In the morning I would realize the magnitude of the work to be done. Together with Piedad, we give ourselves the task of listing the requirements, and the tasks that we would have to develop:

 

ICorporate image

ACatalogs

YStationery of paperwork

ACreate web presence

AComply with the requirements of Expoartesanías

BMake the registration and pay it.

EHave the samples ready and send them

BMake the production that would take to Bogota

 

Y And a great etcetera, but not only had to think about Expoartesanías, had to think about the future of a company, a project of life. When you are motivated, you want to give the best of yourself, when you love what you do everything can be achieved, and more, if to this recipe we add faith.

 

 

Carlos Pimentel y Piedad Camacho (Esposos)

 

 

BWe made a work schedule, follow-up meetings and approval of the tasks that we were fulfilling.

 

BWell, we met the goal! The work was done. But some clients had not canceled the works, money with which to cancel the registration to the event... So much work and we would not arrive? Nooo, never, God does not work like that, our Faith is proven, our convictions are proven, because the goal is always to grow.

The AposFique Challenge

 

IOn the last day before the closing of the inscriptions as Carlos had said, a customer from another country made an order, made an advance and how much do they think the amount was? Yes, the money needed for registration. One less for the list, it was only pending the sending of the samples. It only remains to say that they were accepted!

 

QWhat happiness and pride I felt with the news. Well now only one line was missing from the list: the stand at the Fair. I would travel with them, for that last mission of the year.

 

EEverything was wonderful an incredible adventure, fun moments we spent in Bogota, anecdotes we carry forever in our memories. The important thing is not to have everything you need at hand, is to know that walking with determination, we achieve everything we set out. Every event, every fact in that process of setting up the stand was a reminder that our mighty God is with us.

 

 

Stand AposFique 2007 Vs 2016 en Expoartesanias de Colombia

 

IThis fair gave a lot of fruit and since that year, AposFique continues to participate in Challenge Expoartesanías. Making many of its visitors wait for their arrival to buy a work, others follow by the different fairs in the country.

 

IA new artist had been made known in Colombia, Piedad Camacho, his work continues to surprise us.

 

 

La artista Piedad Camacho en el taller; AposFique Fibras Ancestrales

 

 

The future , AposFique is Born as a Company

 

IIn 2011, they opened their warehouse, in one of the most exclusive shopping centers in the south of Cali, Jardín Plaza. A great achievement for a small company in size but great in talent and skills. Is a family business in which all its Members make a contribution of talents and wonderful skills.

 

 

Almacén AposFique 2017 en el centro Comercial Jardín Plaza de Cali; vista desde el pasillo

 

 

 

Almacén AposFique 2017 en el centro Comercial Jardín Plaza de Cali

 

 

ACarlos and Piedad, Harold and Paola, Andrés, Daniel, Cristian and Isabel, Pablo, Otoniel and Tatiana, Juan David and Angelica, and Andrea could not be left the right hand of Piedad, his assistant. They are part of this great family that is AposFique.

 

IThey Always bring something new that surprises by its beauty. We remember works like: "Ants in Camping Tablecloth" or "Bubbles of Champagne". Always the objective is to perfect their work, both with the fabrics and their process of agglomerate, without forgetting the other Aspect of the work that makes them super special, the finishes of their framing. They themselves develop the technique and improve the processes, the materials, the painting work, the whole is a work of art. They ceased to be crafts and transcended To something bigger.

 

IIt only remains to say that it has been my pleasure to accompany you in this adventure. A business project that will continue to bear many fruits. They have shown me their plans. The new projects are wonderful, AposFique can count on me, but even more my friends know that They count on me, when they need me.

 

Entrepreneurship Colombian

 

IThis is a small example of what entrepreneurs do, the courage to believe in an idea and to believe in yourself. Dare, walk, do the test! God believes in you. You should also believe in what you do and what you can achieve!

 

 

Cuadros 2017 AposFique

 

 

DEnjoy the now, do not think about yesterday, the past is behind. The future is within your reach, you must work today with effort, discipline, order and love, do not worry about the future. The future always comes, never is delayed; But when your future arrives, will you be ready to welcome it with open arms?

 

 

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