It all started on a road in Michoacán.
Long before COBRE 29 existed, before the name, before the bottles and imagining that one day we would share these pieces with all of Mexico, there was a night, a lonely road, and an encounter none of us had planned.
Some years ago, Juan Pablo, founder of COBRE 29, decided to backpack through Michoacán. With no strict itineraries, driving between towns and discovering a side of Mexico that often only appears when you stray from the usual routes.
One night, while on his way to one of the region's towns, his car broke down in the middle of the road.
There was no signal.
Night had already fallen, and there was practically nothing around.
After a long time trying to fix it, the lights of a vehicle appeared in the distance. Behind the wheel was a man named Jerónimo Flores.
Jerónimo could have driven on.
He didn't.
He stopped, asked what had happened, and tried to help. When they realized that it would be impossible to repair the car that night, he took Juan Pablo to a safe place where he could spend the night.
The next morning, as he had promised, he returned for him.
The two went back to the car and managed to get it running again.
What seemed like a simple act of generosity between two strangers ended up becoming the beginning of a friendship.
During that morning, Juan Pablo discovered something else.
Jerónimo belonged to a family that had been working with copper for six generations.
Not as a trend.
Not as industrial production.
As an inherited craft.
For generations, his family had learned to transform copper with their hands: heating it, hammering it, shaping it, and giving it finishes that make no two pieces exactly alike.
Juan Pablo was fascinated.
The trip ended. The friendship didn't.
Over the years, they continued to talk, visit each other, and share stories. Juan Pablo got to know the workshop better, Jerónimo's family, and, above all, everything that goes into a finished piece: the constant sound of the hammer, the fire, hands marked by years of craftsmanship, and the knowledge passed from one generation to the next.
And at some point, a question arose:
Why is something with such a rich history still unknown to so many people?
From that question, COBRE 29 was born.
We didn't just want to create another brand.
We decided to unite two worlds: six generations of artisanal knowledge and a new generation willing to take that work further.
Today, Jerónimo and his family continue to do what they have done for generations: work each piece with their own hands.
Our mission is to bring these pieces out of the workshop and tell the story of those who make them.
Because when you buy a piece from COBRE 29, you are not buying something that came off a production line.
You are taking with you hours of work, small imperfections that make it unique, and a tradition that has survived for six generations.
And to think that it all started because, one night on a road in Michoacán, a stranger decided to stop and help another.
COBRE 29
Made by hands that inherited the craft. Created to carry their story further.