Art, architecture and travel in Mexico
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Mexico - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Mexico.
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Mexico meets Japan at Nobu's new property in Los Cabos
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Tierra Garat: the new cafe making Mexico wake up and smell the coffee
By Sam Clark Last updated
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Downtown México — Mexico City, Mexico
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Nomadic design gallery Masa launches in Mexico City
Inside an abandoned 1970s home in Paseo de las Palmas, a new design, art and architecture platform opens with an exhibition inspired by Mexico’s creative roots
By Tracy Lynn Chemaly Last updated
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Frida Escobedo on variety, diversity and female creativity in architecture
International Women’s Day 2022 and Women’s History Month: Mexican architect Frida Escobedo on variety, risk and freedom in her work, and her female future champions
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Blown glass and graffiti: San Miguel de Allende’s bold retail outpost
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Azulik Uh May brings sustainability and art together under one eco-conscious roof
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Modern hydroponics meet contemporary architecture in this new office in Mexico
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Javier Sanchez gets moody with lighting at Umbral, Mexico City
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Lagalá adds a dose of colour to Mexico's ‘White City’
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How a Mexican movie mogul is revitalizing his home town through design
Mexico travel facts: Morelia, Michoacán is becoming a cultural and culinary hub
By Amy Serafin Last updated
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Retreat to Productora’s brutalist jungle hideaway
Casa Bautista is a piece of living sculpture in the Mexican jungle. Designed by Productora, the house is a combination of surrealist and brutalist inspirations
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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César’s palace: restoring Luis Barragán’s Casa Prieto-Lopez
By Maria Garcia Holley Last updated
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Daniel Orozco Estudio’s new furniture draws on organic themes
Mexico-based Daniel Orozco Estudio unveils 20-piece collection, ‘The Original’, featuring furniture and lighting created in collaboration with craftspeople and creatives
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Can good housing be accessible to all?
According to Mexican architect Fernanda Canales, low-income social housing should follow the same design principles as private residences, with only budget setting the two apart. She embraces the challenge and reaps the reward of creating homes with light, air and space for everyone
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Colville partners with Mexico’s Chiapas ‘telar de cintura’ weavers
When the global pandemic impacted the livelihoods of several communities of Mexican weavers, British brand Colville connected with them to reignite the disrupted traditional craft of telar de cintura weaving
By Tilly Macalister-Smith Last updated
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Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 curator Lesley Lokko on decolonisation, decarbonisation and diversity
The Ghanaian-Scottish architect, who will curate the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, sets out to tackle global issues through her new school in Accra
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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This Mérida house is designed to be taken over by nature
Casa Akúun by Arkham Projects balances the heaviness of concrete with the richness of nature in an expansive plot in Mexico
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Parque Vía House unites modern design and leafy surrounds in Mexico City
Parque Vía House by Soler Orozco Arquitectos (SOA) invites you into a verdant corner of Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma
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Mexico City art hub JO-HS opens inside a modernist icon
New exhibition space and creative hub JO-HS opens inside a striking example of modernist Mexico City architecture by Carlos Herrera
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Rick Joy draws on context for this equestrian club in Mexico
Rick Joy's equestrian club for the One&Only Mandarina estate in Mexico's Riviera Nayarit is a serene, site-specific hub for humans and animals
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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This Mexican bakery is a haven for indulgent pastries and playful design
Costra is a newly redesigned Mexico City bakery that will satisfy your taste for sweet treats and lively design
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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Mérida house’s low profile reveals high design ambition in Yucatán
This Mérida house – Casa Kem – by Gantous Arquitectos keeps a low profile within the Yucatán Country Club
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Method making: Wilfredo Prieto embodies every aspect of Kurimanzutto
By Michael Slenske Last updated
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Luteca revives the furniture designs of Mexican modernist Michael van Beuren
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Cuba rising: Los Carpinteros air political views in Mexico City
By Michael Slenske Last updated
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Domus Peepem offers sustainable, minimalist Mexican housing in Cancún
Kiltro Polaris, Wewi Studio and JC Arquitectura collaborate on a new minimalist housing project in Cancún, Mexico
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated