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
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
Davidpompa's Meta lamp combines volcanic stone and glossy black finish
Mexico City design studio Davidpompa has created a black pendant lamp from volcanic rock more commonly used to make bowls for smashing avocado. More
Mexico City's earthquake-hit areas at risk of becoming "a paradise for developers"
The reconstruction of Mexico City following its deadly earthquake needs urgent regulation to prevent developers spoiling the character of historic neighbourhoods, says architect and Design Week Mexico director Emilio Cabrero. More
Davidpompa pairs pink volcanic rock and copper for Ambra lamp range
Design studio Davidpompa has carved rose-hued cantera stone mined in Mexico, and teamed it with copper to create this pair of wall and table lights. More
"Brutalist" furniture features in PL:VV collection by PLDO and Savvy
Chairs made from volcanic rock, pigmented concrete furniture and touch-sensitive lamps were among the prototypes presented by studios PLDO and Savvy during this year's Design Week Mexico. More
Swiss designers collaborate with Mexican palm weavers to create screens and lights
Swiss designers Julie Richoz and Nicolas Le Moigne have used their residency at Casa Wabi in Mexico to produce a series of woven lighting and furniture pieces with the help of local artisans. More
Designers to watch from Design Week Mexico 2017's Inédito exhibition
Emerging designers from across Mexico and Latin America showcased new products at this year's Inédito exhibition, held at Museo Tamayo during Design Week Mexico this month. We've chosen our picks of the bunch. More
Andrés Mier y Terán harnesses Mexican craft traditions for debut Prima by Pirwi collection
Mexican design brand Pirwi has launched the first collection in its new Prima line: a furniture range intended to help sustain craft traditions through contemporary forms. More
Kiyoto Ota's wooden houses punish their occupants
Japanese-Mexican sculptor Kiyoto Ota has built three wooden houses designed to make their inhabitants feel vulnerable rather than safe, including one that sucks the air from the interior and another that rains on anyone inside. More
Materia's Design Week Mexico pavilion casts shadow patterns across itself
White concrete columns intersect with wooden beams to form the pavilion for this year's Design Week Mexico, designed by Mexican architecture studio Materia. More
Design Week Mexico postponed in wake of deadly earthquake
The organisers of Mexico City's annual design festival have pushed back the event as the city deals with the destruction caused by a severe earthquake last week. More
Design Week Mexico announces programme and first participants for 2017
Dezeen promotion: this year's edition of Design Week Mexico will involve exhibitions, installations and talks across the country's capital from 4 to 8 October 2017. More
Five emerging Mexican designers and studios to watch
Following this year's Design Week Mexico, Dezeen's US editor Dan Howarth has picked five designers and studios from the country who he is tipping for international success. More
Museum of Immortality forms annual pavilion for Design Week Mexico
Empty cuboids representing both museum vitrines and coffins are stacked to create this installation outside Mexico City's Museo Tamayo. More
Esrawe Studio and Cadena stack two hemispheres to form reusable perfume bottle for Xinú
The contrasting halves of these perfume bottles can be repurposed separately, or in combinations as vases and incense holders. More
Design Week Mexico 2016 reveals programme of exhibitions and installations
Dezeen promotion: Design Week Mexico has unveiled its programme for this year's event, including exhibitions, installations, a symposium, film screenings and an architecture pavilion (+ slideshow). More