Craftspeople from rural communities were paired up with designers to create a selection of collectible design pieces for Design Week Mexico 2022.
Showcased on a pedestal at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, the exhibition features work that was produced under Design Week Mexico's Vision and Tradition residency program for artists and designers.
Top: a seat created by Brazilian designer Rodrigo Ambrosio and Mexican artist Victor López. Above: design studio Ad Hoc worked with Marcio García Torres to design a chair
Designers were tasked with formulating an object that would then be created through the techniques of the craftspeople, many of whom work with traditional methods and materials.
"Vision and Tradition, throughout its eight initial editions, has developed and adapted to new forms of work and creative production," said Design Week Mexico co-founder Andrea Cesarman. Mexican designer José María Balmaceda worked with craftspeople on a line of textiles
Each year a guest country is invited to submit designs alongside the designers from Mexico. For 2022, Brazil was selected as the guest country.
A town or region of Mexico is also specially selected each year to bring its artisanal tradition into the spotlight.
Metepec, in the State of Mexico ? the region adjacent to the federal district of Mexico City ? was chosen for 2022, with all the craftspeople hailing from the town or from those nearby.
Brazilian designer María Fernanda Paes de Barros w...