The first furniture design by Mexican architect Michel Rojkind and a machine that uses AI to generate unique Mexican furniture were on display during Mexico City art week.
The activities cluster around Zona Maco, an art fair that took place from 7 to 11 February in Mexico City, and around which many other galleries and institutions present exhibitions.
Though the week is geared towards fine art, even the bigger fairs such as Zona Maco and Material Art Fair, which take place during the same time, include full sections dedicated to innovative design.
Many of the exhibitions took unique approaches to the installations, using Mexico City's infrastructure, from old gymnasiums to office towers, as backdrops for the exhibitions.
Read on for 11 design exhibitions and installations from Mexico City art week 2024:
Top: Unique Design X Mexico featured a lobby resembling an airport gate lounge. Above: industrial designer CS Nunez showed works made from biomaterials for Unno. Photo by Alejandro Ramirez Orozco
Unique Design X Mexico at Material Fair
The first Mexico stop for roving design fair Design X took place on the grounds of the Material Art Fair in downtown Mexico City. It featured public exhibitions including an outdoor skatepark designed by artist Stefan Brüggemann, an indoor lobby area resembling an airport gate, and 18 installations by designers and galleries.
The booths included a selection of works by local designer Manu Bañó and an arrangement of pieces from Belgian des...