Co-founded in 2018 by Bernabela Sapalú and Anna Waller Andrés, Pura Utz is a Copenhagen- and Guatemala-linked accessories label built around traditional Mayan beadwork. Its pouches, jewellery and playful glass-bead objects turn slow handwork in Santiago Atitlán into a vivid project of craft, income and dignity for women artisans.Co-founded in 2018 by Bernabela Sapalu and Anna Waller Andres, Pura Utz is a Copenhagen- and Guatemala-linked accessories label built around traditional Mayan beadwork. Its pouches, jewellery and playful glass-bead objects turn slow handwork in Santiago Atitlan into a vivid project of craft, income and dignity for women artisans.