Hand-crafted brass and copper brooch in the shape of Artilario, 2016.

Artilario

Creative Lab

The first Artilario piece — a brooch hand-crafted in brass and copper, 2016.

Artilario

A self-organised creative collective.

[ 2013 • Community Engagement, Cultural Production, Guerrilla Branding • Colombia ]

Client •

Who

Role •

Creative Director · Co-founder

Location •

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Sector •

Community Development · Social Innovation · Culture

Duration •

2013—2019

Team •

6 Founders · Open collective


A creative philosophy that started in one apartment and ended up photographed on every continent.

Context

What began as an experiment in giving materials and ideas a second purpose — using creativity as a tool for change — didn’t stay a project. Hosting students and young professionals in his own apartment turned it into a living space built around music, care, and evolution, and the people who passed through kept bringing others.

Approach

There was no formal structure to scale — Artilario spread the way a guerrilla brand does, through people carrying it with them. Friends and former housemates photographed themselves with the Artilario mark wherever they travelled, and stickers were left behind as a quiet, informal trace across cities. The identity moved because the community did, not because of any campaign.

Outcome

Artilario now exists as a documented presence across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia — proof that a community, once it believes in something, can carry a brand further than any paid campaign could.

We collaborated all around the globe to reach every possible corner.

Artilario sticker on a public mailbox in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, 2017.
One of the first Artilario stickers, placed on a mailbox in Paris, 2017.
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