Now in its 10th edition, Design House is probably the most popular event if you’re attending October’s Design Week Mexico, with more than 20 interior design and architecture firms joining together to transform an abandoned house into a fabulous weekend getaway.
Read MoreFor the creation of its first lighting collection, Mexican studio acoocooro was inspired by ancient, fanciful locations, distant memories and emotional experiences. Each of their unique pieces were designed to tell a story, stimulating feelings of nostalgia and expanding the imagination while providing a richness of materials and textures that exteriorize an otherwise whimsical design.
Read MoreChilean design studio Moshi-Moshi’s latest “Curves” collection is a departure from the studio’s typical straight-edged origami products, with the new products featuring wave-like folds that take inspiration in the curvature of flora, particularly liliales and iracia flowers.
Read MoreThe Miami shopping scene is not exempt from Latin American influence, with independent concept stores springing up throughout the city to showcase the best fashion and accessories these countries have to offer. For part 4 of our series on concept stores, we’ll walk you through three of The 305’s most exciting representatives of Latin American fashion.
Read MoreThis summer, design studios Cinco Sólidos, Colette Studio and Duque Arquitectura joined forces to open the doors of the newest edition of The Blue House in the San Patricio neighborhood of Bogotá, providing the city with a spot that caters to local art and furniture lovers and presents exclusive pieces with an aesthetic that differs from the local offer.
Read MoreWelcome Back is the latest collection by Panama City-based Fi design studio, led by architect and creative director Sofia Alvarado.
Read MoreMore than a concept store, it serves as an incubator for emerging brands, offering not just fashion and design, art exhibits, and prize-winning Colombian coffee, but a unique model complemented by frequent community events like cocktails, talks, workshops, trunk shows, tastings, and pop-up shops.
Read MoreValencia-based studio Masquespacio’s style seamlessly fits the youthful model behind Dutch hotel group The Student Hotel, a new concept in hybrid hospitality that offers design-focused co-living and co-working options for students.
Read MoreFood artist Anna Keville Joyce brings the unlikely worlds of food and fashion together in Bagged, a project she created in collaboration with seasoned fashion and beauty photographer Travis Rathbone and high end retoucher Ro SantiEsteban.
Read MorePart 2 of our series on concept stores continues in Medellin, Colombia, the city of the eternal spring and a place known for its fashion week and remarkable textile industry, with three unique examples: Makeno, Duna and Ocho43.
Read MoreTaking place inside London’s impressive neoclassical landmark, Somerset House, and with the theme ‘Emotional States,’ the month-long international forum gives reason to why societies are becoming ever more aware the power of design as an agent of social change and economic growth, highlighting a number of hot topics that demonstrate how design affects each aspect of our lives, from social equality, sustainability and pollution to migration, energy and innovative urban solutions.
Read MoreThe Best of Colombiamoda 2018, featuring Isabel Henao, Alado, Alexandra Bueno, JBalvinxGef, Bahía María and Flipando.
Read MoreColombiamoda begins tonight in Medellin with Spanish designer Custo Barcelona’s inaugural runway show for Colombian retail giant Éxito’s Arkitect line. Organized by Inexmoda, the country’s premiere fashion fair features four days (July 23-26) of runway shows, 500 exhibiting brands, 13,000 buyers, and a whopping 56,000 visitors.
Read MoreWith the arrival of summer comes a longing for the tropics, a desire partly satisfied by donning bold florals, colorful statement earrings, and woven beach totes inspired by South America. Thankfully, Latin America is having a major moment in fashion, and with Colombiamoda (Colombia’s fashion week) just around the corner, we’ve curated a selection of designers that will bring South American sizzle to any summer wardrobe.
Read MoreInspired by the concept of travel and cultural diversity, AEI Arquitectura e Interiores designed these travel-inspired corporate offices for software giant Globant in Bogotá.
Read MoreMaker Home promises a sustainable living option that uses digitally manufactured homes (where pieces are cut by means of a numeric CNC machine) to ensure speedier construction times and a more waste-efficient use of materials.
Read MoreDiseño Colombia is an initiative by Artesanías de Colombia that carefully curates contemporary artisan design in Colombia, selecting emerging and established designers whose distinct style is linked to the artisanal techniques of the ancient Colombian masters.
Read MoreMedellin Design Week’s primary satellite fair is Bodega Central, which this year presented over fifty instances of local and international design in an open-air warehouse in downtown Medellin. Here are kriteria’s top four.
Read MoreCasa Abierta (“Open House”) is an interactive macro-installation that provides an opportunity for some of the country’s most renowned construction and design brands to present the latest trends in interior design in a fully furnished home.
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