Mexico

Art / 15 Jun 2018

Leonor Antunes threads Bauhaus, brutalism and Cuban design in new installations

In her sublime, site-specific installations, Leonor Antunes pays homage to the practice of forgotten female luminaries in modern architecture, design and art. In Mexico City at the Tamayo Museum, she has reassembled pieces of objects made by the late Cuban...

Architecture / 17 Apr 2018

Dark age: a cluster of blackened concrete pavilions forms a discreet retreat outside Mexico City

‘From our first conversation with the client, we thought this would be a conventional weekend house,’ says architect Fernanda Canales of Casa Bruma, a remarkable retreat located just a couple of hours outside Mexico City. ‘However, when we visited...

El Califa taco restaurant in Mexico City

Lifestyle / 29 Mar 2018

El Califa’s spicy interiors are inspired by the precise geometry of the taco

Over the last five years the taco has risen from a street food art to a refined restaurant dish. Taquerías like El Pastor, Corozon (both in London), and Gringo’s in New York, have provided intelligent design as a back-drop for...

Lifestyle / 12 Mar 2018

How a Mexican movie mogul is revitalising his home town through design

Morelia is a sleeping beauty of a town, built in the 16th century and with a historic centre that rivals the best of Europe. Today, the city is as well known for its colonial buildings in rose-coloured stone and its...

Art / 4 Aug 2016

Mountain view: Gabriel Orozco presents a fresh body of work at the Aspen Art Museum

Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco has lived and worked in many places – Berlin, Mexico City, New York, Tokyo and Paris are just a few – but he has not been to Aspen, Colorado. This comes as a bit of a...

Art / 22 Jul 2016

Child’s play: Daniel Buren showcases his new installation at the Museo Espacio

When the French abstract minimalist artist Daniel Buren – aka ’the stripe guy’ – first discovered the murals of Mexican social realist painters David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera during his maiden voyage to the country in...

Design / 20 Jul 2016

It’s all in the process: Mexico City’s Archivo celebrates design and production

As Mexico City gears up to accept its title of World Design Capital in 2018, Archivo Diseño y Arquitectura, the capital’s designated space for the collection and exhibition of the country’s design, is celebrating its growing pool of talent through its latest offering...

Design / 1 Jul 2016

New online platform Maison Numen launches with Latin American craft

These days, folks are becoming more interested in the authenticity of their design – always intrigued by the craftsman behind the cutlery or the artisan responsible for the intricate weave on their rug. New online shop Maison Numen is going...

Art / 30 Jun 2016

’How could I forget you?’ Galerie Perrotin hosts a group love letter to Mexico

Galerie Perrotin has made a bold declaration of love for Mexico with a new group show, spanning all three of its Paris gallery spaces. Amorously titled ’¿Cómo te voy a olvidar?’ (’How could I forget you?’), the exhibition...

Art / 21 Jun 2016

Method making: Wilfredo Prieto embodies every aspect of Kurimanzutto

Over the past two decades, Cuban artist Wilfredo Prieto has earned a reputation as a ’superminimalist’ for his ability to tease out the sublime in ordinary, oft-overlooked objects (fruit, coins, liquids, matches.) His delicate interventions release them from their quotidian...

Architecture / 31 May 2016

César’s palace: restoring Luis Barragán’s Casa Prieto-Lopez

Mexico City’s topography spans the remains of a drained lake, several waves of concrete urban sprawl in a valley surrounded by mountains, and the hard black volcanic grounds that lent inspiration to one of the city’s best examples of modern...

Architecture / 7 Apr 2016

An architect’s home in Mexico City melds strong geometry with a warm interior

Casa Caucaso’s striking geometry makes for an eye-catching family home. This three-storey residential property in Mexico City was created by JJRR Arquitetura for the practice’s own director – Jose Juan Rivera Rio – and his family of five. The carefully crafted design marks a...

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