Half-Old and Half-New: Ignacia Guest House in Mexico City by Andrés Gutiérrez and Factor Eficiencia.Ignacia Guest House shares its name with its once-upon-a-time housekeeper (who looked after it for over 40 years), but its spirit is decidedly its own. The Mexico City guest house, which opened its doors in 2017 and occupied half a...
Casa Verde in Mexico City by Chloé Mason Gray.In Mexico City, Chloé Mason Gray created a moody home with vintage and contemporary art and design pieces, rich textures and custom furniture for a young professional. Thanks to her curated approach and precise eye, Gray imbued the spaces...
Originario Design Store in Mexico City by Andrés Gutiérrez.Originario by Andrés Gutierrez is a Barragán-esque retail store in Mexico City connecting an avant-garde audience with an alternative platform of emerging Mexican makers and producers. Located in five ever-changing rooms of a house in...
This Mexico City Exhibition Spotlights the New Generation of Latin American Designers.Galerie Philia’s Transatlántico celebrates artistry as a medium to transcend societal, cultural and geographical boundaries, using design to bridge Latin American and European discourses and influences within the creative...
Palma the Woven Craft Exhibition by Studio davidpompa.Studio davidpompa unveils a sensorial exhibition in Mexico City — Palma the woven craft — coinciding with the launch of their latest lighting collection. The space focuses on one of the most iconic and oldest Mexican crafts, palm...
Casa Mika by Arquitectura Sergio Portillo.Mexican architect Sergio Portillo Alarcón decided to create two main bodies, separating public and private areas through several courtyards, each with its specific character and feel. “We wanted to generate different atmospheres...
Baja Club Hotel in La Paz, Mexico by Max von Werz Architects & Jaune Interiors.Putting the chic back into colonial, this 32-room hotel, designed by Mexico City-based Max von Werz Architects and Paris-based Jaune Interiors, adds a contemporary expression to a classic Mexican Hacienda resulting in a dose of bohemian...
From a Clothing Brand to a Boutique Hotel: Octavia Casa in Condesa, Mexico by PPAA.Octavia Casa arises as a translation of the Octavia clothing brand into a new kind of boutique hotel that feels a lot like home. Brand values such as “natural, simple, clear and honest” are decoded and manifested as an architectural...
Iturbide Studio in Mexico City by Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo.On Barrio del Nino Jesus, Mexico sits Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Currillo’s Iturbide Studio – an archive and art studio designed for celebrated Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide. Analogue enthusiasts may appreciate this...
