Black never goes out of style, but a trend for dark furniture and homeware was particularly evident at this year's Design Week Mexico.
During the festival, which took place in Mexico City from 10 to 14 October 2018, local studios showcased a variety of products in sable materials and finishes. Marble tables, bronze stools and volcanic-rock lamps were among the black pieces shown as part of the citywide event.
"I've seen a lot of black furniture, our visual feed is black all the way," said Joel Rojas of Bandido Studio, one of several that chose to present its products in the darkest shade possible. Here are eight examples we found:

Memoria by EWE
Taking the trend to its extreme, design studio EWE displayed a series of black furniture in a coin factory decorated the same colour (main image), which it described as a "breathtaking match" for its designs. Pieces on show in the Masa Critica exhibition included the collection of rough and knobbly Memoria stools and tables, which the studio created in black bronze using a technique employed since ancient times in Mexico. The showcase caused such a stir it has been extended for an extra week.
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Meta by Davidpompa
A tube of porous volcanic rock is combined with an aluminium tip to form this smokey-hued pendant light, designed by Mexico City-based Davidpompa as to contrast its previously brighter designs in shades of pink.
The decision to create the design in black followed &...