Papel picado — perforated paper — is the Mexican folk tradition where artisans punch elaborate designs into stacks of brightly-colored tissue using mallets and chisels, then string the banners into garlands across plazas and churches. This system captures that riot of hot pink, turquoise, magenta, and yellow tissue against cream paper and blue sky, with the hand-cut imperfection and wind-rippled movement that makes every fiesta feel alive.

The design language draws from San Salvador Huixcolotla, Puebla — the village considered the papel picado capital — where the Vivanco family has practiced since the 1920s. Every surface carries the texture of tissue fiber, the geometry of rectangular banners, and the celebratory saturation of four or more colors used simultaneously.