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Ecuador
ORBISQUITOEcuador · 51 shops in the atlas.
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Ecuador
39 public stores
Heritage House · 1
- Domingo Carranza Hats Monte Cristi / Ecuador / Online
Six generations of the Carranza family weave Montecristi Panama hats by hand in the village of Pile, Ecuador, each from a single toquilla palm and graded by fineness from a four-week Fine to a year-long Jewel. Hats are woven to order and sold directly through the online shop, with a companion line of hand-blocked fur-felt styles. store page → · open in the atlas →
Hidden Gem · 1
- Fábrica Mágica de Chocolate (Chocolate Magic Factory) Tomás Halflants y Juan Montalvo, Baños de Agua Santa
A bean-to-bar chocolate maker and café in central Baños working with 100% organic Amazonian cacao. Its more than 100 handcrafted products sit alongside interactive tasting workshops led with indigenous women farmers. store page → · open in the atlas →
Worth a Detour · 1
- Aymara Avenida Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Aymara is the Puerto Ayora gallery of Swiss-trained jeweler Beat Luginbühl, selling hand-worked sterling-silver and gold pieces, including a Galapagos sea-turtle line, alongside Wounaan-Embera weavings and other South American craft. store page → · open in the atlas →
The Register · 36
- 593 LeatherCo El Batán, Quito
593 LeatherCo is an Ecuador-based leather goods brand selling high-quality belts with elastic construction, leather appliques and nickel-plated buckles, along with jackets, wallets and accessories. It ships nationwide with 24/7 online ordering. store page → · open in the atlas → - ARIU Studio La Floresta, Quito
Byron Ushiña’s Quito studio makes sculptural high jewellery, treating each piece as a work of art. store page → · open in the atlas → - Artesa Cuenca (Isabel La Católica y Av. de las Américas)
A Cuenca ceramics house at Isabel La Católica 1-102 and Avenida de las Américas producing hand-finished dinnerware in lines such as Organics, Monteturi, Vega and Fiesta, plus a children's Baby Artesa range. The workshop takes personalised custom table-setting commissions and ships nationally across Ecuador. store page → · open in the atlas → - Barroquema Cerámica Tumbaco, Quito
Barroquema, in Tumbaco near Quito, has run high-temperature artistic ceramics experimentation, creation and training since the early 1980s, offering artistic, utilitarian and decorative pieces alongside firing services and technical consultation. Its current "Obsidiana" exhibition, part of a residency program, includes three numbered pieces, with team members Marco, Juana, Sofia and Elisa listed on the site. store page → · open in the atlas → - Bauhaus Tienda de Arte Centro Histórico
A combined art-supply store, bookshop and café on Bolívar in Cuenca's historic centre, Bauhaus carries brushes, watercolours, oils and sculpture tools alongside titles on art, architecture and literature. It serves the city's art students and working painters, keeping a small café for browsing between the shelves. store page → · open in the atlas → - Café Galletti González Suárez La Floresta, Quito
Ecuadorian specialty-coffee company founded in Quito in 1996. It serves 100% Arabica coffee sourced from small Ecuadorian growers, reports connecting more than 2,600 families to the market, and operates cafes at Gonzalez Suarez, Shyris and Amazonas alongside its online shop. store page → · open in the atlas → - Casa Kiki Quito
Casa Kiki is a Quito pop-up collective bringing Ecuadorian fashion, jewelry, ceramics and skincare together in one multibrand setting. Established in 2013. store page → · open in the atlas → - Casa Toquilla Cuenca
Handwoven toquilla-straw hats, made to order by master artisans in Cuenca, Ecuador. store page → · open in the atlas → - Centro de Bordados Cuenca Cuenca
Centro de Bordados Cuenca, established in 1989 at Frank Tosi Iniguez in Cuenca, Ecuador, is a cooperative of 60 women artisans from rural communities in southern Ecuador who hand-embroider cards, straw hats, t-shirts and custom artworks using natural fibers. Its products have been sold internationally since 1989. store page → · open in the atlas → - Coffee Relief Tumbaco, Quito
Award-winning sustainable coffee roaster. Direct trade Ecuador coffee delivered to the U.S. in 3–5 days. Free shipping over $100. store page → · open in the atlas → - Colibrí Diseño de Objetos Cuenca
Colibri Diseno de Objetos, founded 18 years ago by ceramic master and designer Cristina Urgiles, born in Cuenca in 1973, makes enamel-glazed ceramic pieces at Av. Pumapungo 3-60 y Paseo de los Canaris in Cuenca. Its lines include Candelabros, Contempo, Cruz and Magneto, among them ceramic and wooden key holders shaped like owls and dandelions. store page → · open in the atlas → - Eduardo Vega Turi
The gallery-workshop of Eduardo Vega, one of Latin America's best-known ceramic muralists, works from the Turi hillside above Cuenca producing hand-glazed tiles, tableware and relief murals. Recurring motifs include native birds, heritage houses and Andean plants, rendered in the vivid palette that carried his public murals. store page → · open in the atlas → - El Quetzal de Mindo Mindo / Ecuador
El Quetzal de Mindo is a bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Mindo, Ecuador, working with small organic cacao farms to produce award-winning, hand-wrapped bars. Alongside its farm-and-factory chocolate tours, the shop sells its chocolate in person and through an online store. store page → · open in the atlas → - Estudio Galería Claudia Fuentes Tres de Noviembre, Cuenca
Descubre el Estudio/Galería Claudia Fuentes, un espacio multifuncional en Cuenca, Ecuador, que promueve el arte y la colaboración creativa a través de talleres, exposiciones y eventos culturales. Experimenta una rica diversidad artística en un ambiente inspirador. store page → · open in the atlas → - Galería Latina Quito / Ecuador
Galería Latina has sold Andean folk art and handicrafts from its Quito shop since 1986, when its founders began collecting textiles and artisan work while traveling across Latin America. The store carries alpaca clothing, tapestries, silver jewellery and Panama hats sourced from artisans in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Mexico, and ships internationally from its storefront on Juan Leon Mera. store page → · open in the atlas → - Hilana Quito / Ecuador
Hilana is an Ecuadorian textile manufacturer that makes wool and cotton coats, blankets and slippers at its own factory in the Valle de los Chillos outside Quito. Customers can shop the full catalog of coats, cubrecamas and pantuflas directly through the company's online store or visit the factory showroom in person. store page → · open in the atlas → - Hoja Verde Quito / Ecuador
Hoja Verde processes Ecuador's Fino de Aroma cacao from Esmeraldas and Zamora into bean-to-bar chocolate at its own Cayambe plant, wrapped in compostable sugarcane packaging. The maker has collected more than 30 awards since 2013. store page → · open in the atlas → - Homero Ortega P. & Hijos El Centro (Gil Ramírez Dávalos 3-86)
Producers and exporters of paja toquilla hats working from Gil Ramírez Dávalos 3-86, with named blocks such as the Aliso, Estrella and Fresno and a palette of more than twenty dyed colours. The premises pair a working warehouse with a hat museum, and finished pieces ship worldwide. store page → · open in the atlas → - IGNISTUDIO Cumbayá, Quito
IGNISTUDIO is Ana Borja's jewellery workshop and gallery in Cumbayá, opened in 2018 after her training in architecture, jewellery design and goldsmithing. It makes original and custom author jewellery in small runs, combining traditional craft with material and technical experimentation. Each handmade piece is conceived as a way to carry an idea or story. store page → · open in the atlas → - Joyería La Vasija Chordeleg
Joyeria La Vasija, based in Chordeleg, Ecuador, has been in business for over 40 years making jewelry in 14, 18, 20, 22 and 24 karat gold and silver set with diamonds, emeralds and rubies. It offers wedding rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pendants with freight-free shipping to Ecuadorian distributors. store page → · open in the atlas → - Joyerías Cecilita Chordeleg
Joyerias Cecilita sells wedding rings, earrings, necklaces and pendants, with wedding rings priced from $850 to $1,500 and earrings from $125 to $165. Several earring and necklace styles carry discounts of up to 24% and 21% respectively. store page → · open in the atlas → - K. Dorfzaun Gil Ramírez Dávalos
Established in Cuenca in 1939, K. Dorfzaun makes hand-finished toquilla-straw hats with artisan weavers and sells them from its Gil Ramírez Dávalos storefront. The company emphasizes long-term work with weaving communities, social responsibility and environmental sustainability. store page → · open in the atlas → - Kallari Tena / Ecuador
Kallari is a cooperative of over 850 Kichwa families along the Napo River near Tena who grow, ferment, and process cacao into award-winning organic chocolate bars, sold through the co-op's online tienda and its Tena storefront. Beyond chocolate, Kallari runs a Chocolate Route tour through its plantations for visitors who want to see the process firsthand. store page → · open in the atlas → - La Mina Platería Quito / Ecuador
La Mina has sold silver and gold-plated jewelry from its own Quito storefronts since 1988, with additional locations inside Centro Comercial Espiral, Megamaxi 6 de Diciembre and a Cumbayá mall. Its online shop lets shoppers order rings, earrings and chains for delivery across Ecuador alongside the brick-and-mortar counters. store page → · open in the atlas → - Modesto Hats Monte Cristi / Ecuador
Modesto Mero and his family weave fine Montecristi Panama hats from toquilla straw at their shop on the corner of 9 de Julio and Olmedo in Montecristi, Ecuador. Classic, fedora, gambler and openwork styles are made to order and sold in store or shipped worldwide through the online catalogue. store page → · open in the atlas → - Olga Fisch Folklore Quito
Olga Fisch Folklore, founded in Quito in 1942, is a landmark shop for Ecuadorian craft and design. Its current range spans textiles, clothing, toquilla work, jewelry and table or home objects developed with artisan traditions from across Ecuador. store page → · open in the atlas → - Paccari Experience House La Floresta
Paccari’s Experience House in Quito’s La Floresta neighborhood is a flagship for the Ecuadorian bean-to-bar chocolate maker, combining retail with tastings and café-style experiences. The shop is strongest for single-origin and fine-aroma chocolate, gift boxes and guided comparison of cacao styles. store page → · open in the atlas → - Palier Café Libro Cuenca
Palier Café Libro is a bookshop devoted to independent Latin American publishers, with a café serving Ecuadorian coffee. The catalogue lists more than 3,000 titles across poetry, fiction, essay, philosophy, art, comics and children's books, and the shop hosts events. store page → · open in the atlas → - PIMKAY Quito
Pimkay sells handmade Ecuadorian goods including shigras and woven bags, sweaters, ponchos, jewelry, Tigua masks and textiles from its store in Quito, sourced through direct relationships with artisan communities across Ecuador. The store includes Cafe Pimkay, a specialty coffee cafe, and features artisan profiles such as Tigua painter Ricardo. store page → · open in the atlas → - Qiwa Cueros Cuenca
A family leather workshop with more than thirty years behind it, Qiwa Cueros hand-makes wallets, bags, jackets and accessories in Cuenca. It sells from a city shop and a counter at Mall del Río, and takes on custom leather commissions for corporate clients. store page → · open in the atlas → - Retrochic Furniture San Blas, Cuenca
Four-generation Ecuadorian family business tracing its furniture-making and restoration history to 1947. Its Retrochic line, launched in 2015, designs and restores fully handcrafted, hand-carved furniture in Cuenca, blending traditional craft with vibrant contemporary interiors. store page → · open in the atlas → - Samay Latin Art Avenida Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Samay Latin Art, on Avenida Charles Darwin in Puerto Ayora, opened in 2001 as Galeria Aymara and relaunched as Samay (Quechua for spirit) in 2020. It sells tagua carvings by the Wounaan Tribe, Maximo Laura tapestries, ceramics and woven hats. store page → · open in the atlas → - Serrano Hat Cuenca (heritage hat house)
A Panama hat house trading under the Serrano name since 1905, presenting woven men's and women's straw collections through a bilingual Spanish-English catalogue. The 1905 founding date places it among the long-established Ecuadorian families of the toquilla-straw hat trade. store page → · open in the atlas → - Somos Boutique N34-421 Av. Eloy Alfaro y Av. Portugal, Bellavista, Quito
Inside SOMOS in Quito, SOMOS STORE is the restaurant’s retail point of contact for products from Ecuadorian artisans and entrepreneurs, highlighting locally made design and craft within the dining space. store page → · open in the atlas → - Sudaka Concept Store Quito
Founded in 2022, Sudaka Concept Store is a Quito boutique and co-working atelier that gives Ecuadorian fashion labels a shared platform. store page → · open in the atlas → - Villa Fauna Quito
Villa Fauna is a Quito collective shop and gallery for ceramics, clothing and prints. store page → · open in the atlas →