Made in Panama
Phone PopHolder · 6 Wildlife Designs
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who is behind Kocobelo
An Italian artist drawing Panama
Serena Rinaudo is Kocobelo’s founder and designer. For nine years she has turned Panama’s wildlife, flowers and culture into illustrations that end up on mugs, scarves, clothing and prints: gifts from Panama to the world.
year by year
The sketchbook so far
«First I design, then I digitize, then I print. All production happens here in Panama; I even choose the fabric for each piece.»
- 2016
Serena Rinaudo, an Italian artist, starts turning Panama’s wildlife, flowers and culture into her own designs.
- 2020
The infinity scarves become the brand’s best-loved product.
- 2021
Kocobelo wins Crea en Panamá as the country’s Creative Venture of the year.
- 2023
First Best Foreign Artisan award at the 50th Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair.
- 2024
KCB Moda takes Serena’s prints to Panama Fashion Week.
- 2025
Kocobelo Experience, a café boutique in Boquete, opens on December 24.
- 2026
Third Best Foreign Artisan award at the Boquete Fair.
recognitions
Three times Best Foreign Artisan in Boquete
The Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair recognized her in 2023, 2025 and 2026. Before that, Kocobelo was chosen the country’s Creative Venture of the year.
- 2026Best Foreign Artisan, Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair
- 2025Best Foreign Artisan, Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair
- 2025Winning project, Re-Up Panamá: Innovation & Technology, SENACYT
- 2024Empreturismo winner, with ATP, IDB and Ciudad del Saber
- 2023Best Foreign Artisan, 50th Boquete Flower & Coffee Fair
- 2021Crea en Panamá: the country’s Creative Venture of the year
- 2021Central America E-commerce Capabilities Program, SICA Fund
her clothing line
KCB Moda con conciencia
Serena’s prints also became clothing: dresses, caftans, shirts and scarves with Panama’s flora and fauna, and nods to her Italy. KCB Moda walked Panama Fashion Week and Chiriquí Fashion Week in 2024, and she coordinated the fashion show at Expo Boquete 2025.
See clothingfrom her workshop
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Diablico Sucio Women's Tank Top
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Hummingbirds Pashmina · 140 × 45 cm
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B/. 35.00
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Bridge of the Americas Print · Paper or Canvas
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