The Element: Sillar

In Arequipa, the city’s colonial churches and courtyards, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are carved from sillar. We brought its two tones home in one reversible 100% baby alpaca throw blanket: ivory on one side, light gray on the other.

Engraving of Arequipa beneath the volcano El Misti, about 1840, with Sillar's two colors, ivory and light gray.