5 Mexican Design Brands You Need To Know

Design Week Mexico, active since 2009, has consistently supported and enriched the local design community. Each year, its events encourage reflection on local challenges with global implications from a design perspective. In 2023, Mexico Design Week celebrates its 15th anniversary!

In honour of Mexico Design Week, we've selected five notable home decor brands from the Mexican design scene featued at Caravana Americana.

BAMBUREN BAMBÚ HAUS

Bamburem is a Mexican brand driven by a passion for highlighting the versatility and sustainability of bamboo as a material. The brand's bamboo furniture is inspired by the work of Michael Van Beuren and reimagined by his grandchild, Tiago Solis Van Beuren, a designer and artist.

MARVA STUDIO

MARVA STUDIO's ANANAS project engages with over five families from Tangancícuaro, Michoacán. They create various glazed clay artworks, including the emblematic pineapple. Their mission is to support community development through interdisciplinary and dynamic clay art designs.

COOPERATIVA 1050°

COOPERATIVA 1050° is a collective of potters from Oaxaca, Puebla, and Chiapas. They craft simple, elegant, hand-made clay objects that blend traditional wisdom with innovative energy. Their colour palette reflects their rich geography, flavours, scents, and textures. Their aim is to bridge the rural and indigenous world with urban modernity, preserving traditional craftsmanship while catalysing community and personal transformation through pottery.

ESTUDIO POMELO

Estudio Pomelo’s mission is to uphold local identities by connecting their origins to modern objects while creating contemporary, functionally simple objects that fit seamlessly into urban environments. They celebrate imperfection as an inherent element of beauty and experiment with traditional techniques to breathe new life into ancestral artistry.

FERVOR

Founded by Euri Lorenzo and Arantxa Solis, FERVOR is a workshop specialising in crafting decorative pieces, art objects, and graphic materials. Their unique craft involves applying gold leaf and various metals to stone, wood, and paper, producing delicate and visually striking creations. FERVOR expertly blends age-old techniques with contemporary aesthetics, appealing to the discerning eye of the modern art enthusiast.