ABOUT

Joya Maya was inspired by my daughters and my passion to create new things for them. Over time I fell even more in love with how beautiful amber can be.

My name is Nadia and I am a proud Mexican, originally from a magical town called San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. I am a full time mother of two beautiful girls ages 4 and 6. I have lived in Australia for 5 years and although I love and miss Mexico, I am very happy to call Australia home.

I made bracelets and necklaces for my girls out of some of the things I brought with me from Mexico and people would often comment on them or ask where I got them from. When people discovered that I had made them, I received many requests to do something similar for their children and sometimes even for themselves.

I talked to my mother in Mexico and asked her to send some amber. Amber is a big part of the culture in my hometown because Simojovel (one of the few amber deposits in the world) is located not far from where I grew up.

I sent a message to my mother and asked her to send me a selection of Ámbar and JOYA MAYA was born. My husband and I had talked a lot about starting our own business selling items from Mexico and at the top of my list was amber. I have always felt an affinity for her. It's color, it's history.

I started playing with the pieces of amber I had, creating and undoing bracelets and necklaces, adding new things and perfecting every detail and NOW HERE WE ARE.

Each piece you see in this space is handmade by me, with a lot of love and dedication for you and your little ones.