Alina spent 20 years working in a Swiss watchmaking house, where she learned to appreciate the craftsmanship of making watches, then she decided to leave her entrepreneurial work and dedicate herself to making botanical dyes and floral pressing. She started at home, taking space away from her kitchen until, in 2018, she moved to a workshop in a shared studio with her business partner Verónica Bellina. Two years later they expanded to their own workspace in a warehouse in the neighbourhood of Tetuán, in Madrid, where they established Taller Silvestre, and from where they currently operate. They produce 100 percent natural dyes. Much of their time is spent in the collection and transformation of beautiful things they collect into colour, extracting colours from the landscape and reflecting the seasonal changes.
Alina Macías & Veronica Bellina