CASA MUZA BEGAN IN 2018 IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE AS A SPACE TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CREATE A HOME FOR DESIGNERS AND FRIENDS IN THE BUSTLING CITY OF NEW YORK. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, IT RELOCATED TO WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, WHERE IT HAS GROWN INTO A PLATFORM FOR SHOWCASING SUSTAINABLE FASHION AND SUPPORTING ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. CASA MUZA REFLECTS POLET’S VISION OF EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH FASHION AND DESIGN, USING HER ART AS A VEHICLE FOR CONNECTION AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION.
POLET GUZMÁN, FOUNDER OF CASA MUZA, IS AN ARTIST AND DESIGNER FROM PUERTO RICO, NOW BASED IN NEW YORK. SHE HOLDS A BFA FROM THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. DURING HER STUDIES, POLET BEGAN USING FABRIC AS A MEDIUM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, WHICH LED TO THE CREATION OF HER BRAND, MUZA. AFTER MOVING TO NEW YORK IN 2013, SHE CONTINUED TO REFINE HER DESIGNS, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM HER PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE AND THE WOMEN WHO HAVE SHAPED HER LIFE.
AT CASA MUZA, SUSTAINABILITY IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WE COLLABORATE WITH ARTISANS IN GUATEMALA AND PRODUCE UNIQUE PIECES BETWEEN OUR NEW YORK STUDIO AND CIUDAD VIEJA, GUATEMALA. ALL OUR PATTERNS AND SAMPLES ARE METICULOUSLY DESIGNED TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, SOURCING SELECT FABRICS FROM FAMILY-OWNED COMPANIES IN GUATEMALA THAT FOCUS ON NATURAL FIBERS AND CIRCULAR MANUFACTURING. BY ENSURING FAIR TRADE, ETHICAL PRACTICES, AND SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENTS, WE CREATE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH OUR ARTISANS AND SHOWING DEEP RESPECT FOR THE EARTH AND ITS BEAUTY.
SINCE ITS RELOCATION IN 2020, CASA MUZA HAS BECOME A HUB FOR EMERGING DESIGNERS, ARTIST, AND CREATIVES WHO SHARE A PASSION FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. OUR POP-UP EVENTS, FASHION SHOWS, AND ARTIST COLLABORATIONS CREATE A SPACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN GATHER, CONNECT, AND CELEBRATE LATINO CREATIVITY. WE TAKE PRIDE IN OFFERING AN AUTHENTIC CULTURAL EXPERIENCE WHILE SHOWCASING BEAUTIFUL, ETHICALLY MADE FASHION.
OUR IN HOUSE BRAND MUZA BY POLET GUZMÁN, DRAWS DEEPLY FROM OUR PUERTO RICAN ROOTS AND LATIN HERITAGE. EACH PIECE IS DESIGNED WITH A UNIQUE BLEND OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS, EMBODYING BOLD COLORS, HAND-PRINTED DESIGNS, AND A NOMADIC BOHEMIAN AESTHETIC. OUR COLLECTIONS CELEBRATE THE STRENGTH AND SPIRIT OF LATIN WOMEN WHILE PROMOTING CONSCIOUS FASHION AND ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. AT CASA MUZA, WE NOT ONLY CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE BUT ALSO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR OTHER LATIN CREATORS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK, CREATING A VIBRANT COMMUNITY ROOTED IN PRIDE, CREATIVITY, AND ETHICAL FASHION.
