Blogs - Cuban Design & Life in Habana

Go hide in the kitchen and cook something sweet

Go hide in the kitchen and cook something sweet

A poetic Cuban recipe for casquitos de guava and a reminder that when the world feels chaotic, the best thing you can do is hide in the kitchen and cook...

Go hide in the kitchen and cook something sweet

A poetic Cuban recipe for casquitos de guava and a reminder that when the world feels chaotic, the best thing you can do is hide in the kitchen and cook...

Manifesting peace. Receiving drama.

Manifesting peace. Receiving drama.

Life in Havana has been marked by fuel shortages, political tension, and uncertainty — but creativity continues. At Clandestina, resilience isn’t a concept, it’s how we work. Even in instability,...

Manifesting peace. Receiving drama.

Life in Havana has been marked by fuel shortages, political tension, and uncertainty — but creativity continues. At Clandestina, resilience isn’t a concept, it’s how we work. Even in instability,...

Clandestina champions LGBTQ+ Community in Cuba: a lesson on resilience and driving social change

Clandestina champions LGBTQ+ Community in Cuba:...

Clandestina is a queer-owned and women-led company located in a very male-dominated country: Cuba. It’s a country that reinvents itself daily and is going through one of the most serious...

Clandestina champions LGBTQ+ Community in Cuba:...

Clandestina is a queer-owned and women-led company located in a very male-dominated country: Cuba. It’s a country that reinvents itself daily and is going through one of the most serious...

Nothing is perfect… and that makes us much happier!

Nothing is perfect… and that makes us much happ...

We live in Cuba so we are able to handle a permanent state of crisis and have fun.

Nothing is perfect… and that makes us much happ...

We live in Cuba so we are able to handle a permanent state of crisis and have fun.

99% Printed by Cuban Women

99% Printed by Cuban Women

Clandestina is a women-run business. Graphics are an important part of our work and we have a printing workshop run only by women where we convert all our garments into...

99% Printed by Cuban Women

Clandestina is a women-run business. Graphics are an important part of our work and we have a printing workshop run only by women where we convert all our garments into...

We are more than designers, we are Cuban designers...

We are more than designers, we are Cuban design...

And that means that the color and good vibe of living on the island is the trademark of  our designs. Our graphics are inspired by an intense city, with people...

We are more than designers, we are Cuban design...

And that means that the color and good vibe of living on the island is the trademark of  our designs. Our graphics are inspired by an intense city, with people...