Our Story

Since 2002, Ciclomanias has had the pleasure to incorporate the Ludoplastia technique to hand-made a wide variety of upcycled art and crafts. The Ludoplastia Technique (from the Greek words Ludos – play and Plasté- shape), is a technique created by a Mexican architect and artist, José Luis Vargas Luévano, that uses geometric shapes. He suggested that “to be able to play with the geometric shapes one should first know their origin” to finally create objects full of art.

Our artwork is based on this principle of playing with geometric shapes to represent any object in a three dimensional space using recycled materials such as corrugated cardboard, tin cans, bottle caps, and plastic bottles. The designs and colors used in our artwork reflect elements of nature, plants, animals and landscapes seen in different seasons and settings.

In 2003, Ciclomanias developed a social service to connect undergraduate students with seniors’ communities throughout the City of Aguascalientes with upcycling workshops. The program was called “Never too late to make a difference”. It was a great way to connect Art, environmental conservation while building communities. These workshops helped both generations to talk about environmental issues, particularly waste in a fun, artistic and productive way. The upcycled art and crafts made during these sessions were sold and provided an extra income for the seniors that otherwise had limited job opportunities.

This was the beginning of Ciclomanias’ holistic approach to integrate the three pillars of Sustainability by protecting our environment with productive activities while empowering underrepresented and marginalized groups.