THE UNLIKELY HISTORY OF COLECCION LUNA

Stephanie Jolluck Bio
Collecion Luna
Founder, Owner, Designer and Buyer...Social Entrapaneur

Surrounded by art and antiques her entire life, Stephanie Jolluck naturally fell into her mother’s career footsteps as founder and owner of Coleccion Luna.
Atlanta native, Jolluck was raised in a home filled with art, unusual antiques, and a driven passion for discovering hidden worldly treasures. Her parents owned an antique import business that allowed Jolluck to appreciate and see first-hand different ways of life in different cultures. Thus when it came time for college, her upbringing soon led her to pursue a degree in both Latin American Literature and Anthropology. During her  University studies, Jolluck headed to Mexico to practice and perfect her Spanish. It was during this time that her future in importing and exporting began to blossom. Jolluck’s parents agreed to assist her venture with funds needed to continue Spanish classes, pay rent and maintain a living in Mexico if she would frequently visit art and antique markets looking for hidden Mexican treasures to send back to the family business. Several months later, she was back home and still enamored with her recent experience. What came next took place as a brainstorming session about her future around her Marietta dinner table.

Two weeks and a plane ticket later, Jolluck found herself volunteering on a Mayan Indian Co-op in Guatamala. She spent three weeks volunteering her time and rapidly fell in love with the rich and vibrant colors of their textiles. Jolluck explored the country and grew amazed at the 2,000-year-old textile tradition. She could not bear the thought of this tradition disappearing and wanted to share it with others.

A business plan was developed and at the age of 26, Jolluck formed Coleccion Luna, a company dedicated to the Guatemalan trade and tradition of textiles. Jolluck travels a minimum of six times a year to Chichicastenango, Santiago de Atitlan and Panajachel in Guatemala, working directly with the Indians on her designs. Her designs include purses, pillows, table-runners, throws, bedding, and wood-carvings. Best described as “Bohemian Chic,” Jolluck is inspired by the Indians and the country during her visits. To this day, Jolluck donates a percentage of annual proceeds back to the villages and families she has become friends with in a country she continues to be passionate about.