CASA MUZA WAS FOUNDED IN 2018 IN NEW YORK CITY'S LOWER EAST SIDE AS AN INTIMATE SPACE TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CONNECT THROUGH ART, FASHION, AND IDENTITY. IN 2020, WE RELOCATED TO WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, WHERE WE EVOLVED INTO A PLATFORM DEDICATED TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND THE CELEBRATION OF OUR LATIN ROOTS.
THIS YEAR, CASA MUZA MOVED TO PUERTO RICO TO STRENGTHEN OUR PRODUCTION, RECONNECT WITH OUR HERITAGE, AND BUILD CLOSER COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL ARTISANS. THE TRANSITION HAS ALLOWED US TO EMBRACE A MORE INTENTIONAL, GROUNDED, AND VALUES-DRIVEN APPROACH.
WHILE WE PREVIOUSLY RAN A PHYSICAL STOREFRONT IN NEW YORK WITH HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUMES, THAT CHAPTER TAUGHT US SOMETHING INVALUABLE: THE POWER OF SLOWING DOWN AND CREATING WITH PURPOSE. STEPPING AWAY FROM THE CITY’S FAST-PACED RHYTHM GAVE US THE CLARITY TO RETURN TO WHAT TRULY MATTERS — THE PRODUCT, THE PROCESS, AND THE STORIES WE CARRY IN EVERY GARMENT.
POLET GUZMÁN IS A PUERTO RICAN ARTIST AND DESIGNER, AND THE FOUNDER OF CASA MUZA. SHE BEGAN WORKING WITH FABRIC AS AN ARTISTIC MEDIUM WHILE STUDYING AT THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — A PRACTICE THAT EVOLVED INTO THE CREATION OF HER BRAND, MUZA. INSPIRED BY HER CARIBBEAN ROOTS AND THE STRENGTH OF THE WOMEN AROUND HER, POLET’S WORK BLENDS ART, FASHION, AND STORYTELLING.
AFTER A DECADE LIVING AND BUILDING IN NEW YORK, POLET RETURNED TO PUERTO RICO TO RECONNECT WITH HER ROOTS AND GROW CASA MUZA WITH MORE INTENTION. NOW BASED ON THE ISLAND, CASA MUZA FOCUSES ON CONSCIOUS FASHION AND ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP — CREATING BOLD, SOULFUL PIECES THAT HONOR CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.
WE WORK BETWEEN OUR STUDIO IN PUERTO RICO AND A WORKSHOP IN CIUDAD VIEJA, GUATEMALA, COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH ARTISANS IN BOTH PLACES. EACH DESIGN IS MADE WITH CARE, USING NATURAL FIBERS AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. OUR FABRICS ARE SOURCED FROM FAMILY-OWNED TEXTILE MAKERS COMMITTED TO CIRCULAR PRODUCTION AND ETHICAL LABOR.
MUZA BY POLET GUZMÁN IS OUR IN-HOUSE LINE, INSPIRED BY PUERTO RICAN TRADITIONS AND LATIN HERITAGE. EACH PIECE BRINGS TOGETHER MODERN SILHOUETTES, HAND-PRINTED DETAILS, AND A NOMADIC, BOHEMIAN SPIRIT — CELEBRATING THE POWER, BEAUTY, AND RESILIENCE OF LATIN WOMEN.
AT CASA MUZA, WE DON’T JUST MAKE CLOTHES — WE CREATE STORIES, CHAMPION CULTURAL IDENTITY, SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND DESIGN WITH PURPOSE AND DEEP RESPECT FOR THE EARTH.
