Mexico

Lifestyle / 17 Dec 2018

Azulik Uh May brings sustainability and art together under one eco-conscious roof

Azulik Uh May brings sustainability and art together under one eco-conscious roof in a small, but significant part of Mexico’s untouched Quintana Roo region, a social movement that brings together, sustainability, creativity and heritage is taking hold. Azulik may be...

Architecture / 12 Dec 2018

Bacatete House in Mexico City carves a pathway into an urban escape

Immersed in nature, the Bacatete House in Mexico City has been designed by Rima Arquitectura as an escape from urbanity into the wilderness. The single family home features cantilevering volumes, a first floor central courtyard and a subterranean garden bringing daylight into...

Art / 11 Dec 2018

Pieter Hugo’s fascinating photographs bring Mexican culture to life

South African photographer Pieter Hugo, known for his candid portraits often depicting people on the periphery of mainstream society, has produced a salient series of work in Mexico. An April visit to Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City was the starting...

Art / 21 Nov 2018

Artists’ earthly creations take over treehouse gallery Ik Lab in Tulum

A luxury eco-hotel on the Caribbean coast isn’t where you’d usually expect to find a contemporary art gallery. But at Azulik – a resort in Tulum comprising 48 wooden villas for ‘nature lovers, honeymooners and those looking to reconnect with...

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...

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