Ten noteworthy exhibitions from Design Week Mexico 2023
An exhibition showcasing designs by French designers and Mexican artisans as well as a retrospective on local studio EWE's work were on show during Mexico City's annual design festival. More
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Cinco x Cinco references playgrounds with chrome-and-craft furniture collection
Guatemalan design studio Cinco x Cinco used a mix of contemporary and artisanal techniques for its third collection of furniture, The Sum of Small Parts, which won the highest honour at Design Week Mexico 2022. More
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Artisans and designers collaborate for Vision and Tradition exhibition in Mexico City
Craftspeople from rural communities were paired up with designers to create a selection of collectible design pieces for Design Week Mexico 2022. More
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Design House in Mexico City showcases local designers in mid-century home
Design House, an annual showcase of Mexican design, has opened in Mexico City, utilising almost every space in a modernist home for a series of collaborative installations. More
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Mexican design students fill tables with marble platters and wooden dinosaurs
In the Centre of the Table is a collection of practical and decorative objects including marble and wood serving plates and wooden dinosaurs made by students from Mexico's CENTRO University. More
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Christian Vivanco designs patio furniture with simple silhouettes
Tubular legs and armrests define this colourful collection of metallic outdoor furniture created by Mexican designer Christian Vivanco. More
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Bubbles protrude from concrete puzzle pavilion at Design Week Mexico
The walls of this Mexico City pavilion by local architect Gerardo Broissin are made from concrete panels pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle. More
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Mexico City studios redesign 1940s house for Design Week Mexico
Mexico City architects and design studios have transformed a run-down villa into a design hub for this year's Design Week Mexico. More
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Davidpompa shows Origo lights in shipping container for Mexico City design week
Mexico City design studio Davidpompa has added a slender floor lamp and a small table lamp to its Origo collection made from volcanic rock, which it showed in a shipper container. More
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Modernist Casa Möbius reinvigorated with contemporary designs for Mexico City's design week
Second Life showcases the works of Mexican architects and designers at the modernist Casa Möbius on the outskirts of Mexico City as part of the city's design week. More
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Five eco-friendly projects from Design Week Mexico 2018's Inédito exhibition
Sustainable materials and long product lifespans were the primary focus of emerging designers in this year's Inédito exhibition, held at Museo Tamayo during Design Week Mexico this month. We've picked out five eco-friendly works, including cardboard lamps and a toothbrush to last a lifetime. More
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Pavilion by Mexico City architects to become community centre in earthquake-hit town
This pavilion erected in the pond of a Mexico City park was built from stacks of earthen blocks, which were dismantled to be rebuilt as part of a community centre in a town hit by last year's deadly earthquake. More
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Xavier Loránd blends coffee waste and concrete for Nero furniture
The brown, grainy tops of this stool and table are made from used coffee grounds that designer Xavier Loránd sourced from cafes near his Mexico City studio. More
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Fernanda Canales completes reflective pavilion for Design Week Mexico 2018
Trees, bark chips and visitors are all reflected in mirrors behind the severe black exterior of this pavilion, which Mexican architect Fernanda Canales created for this year's Design Week Mexico. More
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"Curious, dark" black furniture dominates Design Week Mexico 2018
Black never goes out of style, but a trend for dark furniture and homeware was particularly evident at this year's Design Week Mexico. More
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Cala resin collection features folded plant pots and stripy tables
Mexico City's Mónica Calderón Studio has called on architects, designers and artists to use resin for a collection of furniture and homeware, which includes stout plant pots, and tables and stools in colourful gradients. More
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Ryo Kan hotel blends Mexican materials and Japanese traditions
Guests at this hotel in Mexico City, designed by local architect Regina Galvanduque, can bathe in rooftop jacuzzis, drink tea on tatami mats or find zen in its courtyard garden. More
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Blackened Mexico City coin factory provides moody setting for EWE exhibit
Smokey black walls, old chimneys and machinery surround this exhibition of design collective EWE Studio's works inside a 17th-century mint in Mexico City. More
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Esrawe Studio exhibits black wooden furniture for Design Week Mexico
Esrawe Studio is launching a collection of simple, stained black furniture at its showroom during this year's Design Week Mexico in the country's capital. More
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Bandido Studio's Mura table features droplet-shaped marble base
The bulbous black base of this table, which Bandido Studio is launching at this year's Design Week Mexico, is sculpted using a traditional technique developed by the country's stone artisans. More
