"Before executing a piece I make the design first on paper, and after preparing the wood we cut out the pieces and later assemble it like a puzzle."

Armed with his chisel and endless imagination, Alberto Cueva Mendoza creates products representing the unique artistry of the Peruvian highlands where he was born in 1967. His skills are inherited from his father and his talent borne from generations of craftsmanship that flourished in the hills and valleys of the Andes. From his studio comes a wide variety of decorative and functional items, such as mirror frames, pedestals, candleholders and clocks, every nuance finished with antique polychrome ...

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