Mexican do studio Mestiz has opened a showroom and workshop within a historic creation in San Miguel de Allende, where its brightly hued collaborations with local craftspeople take pride of place.
The studio position is located on Pasaje Allende in the heart of the central Mexican city, eminent for its colonial-era architecture and arts scene.
Mestiz opened its new studio as a position to present its colourful furniture and homeware
Mestiz founder Daniel Valero collaborates with a variety of skilled local artisans to do furniture and homeware using ancestral crafts.
"In our studio, partnerships aren't short-lived; they're built to last," he said. "We've nurtured long-term relationships with artisans, where learning and creating are an ongoing process."
Rough plaster walls of the remodelled location provide a neutral backdrop for the brightly hued designs
Pieces from Mestiz's collection fill the interior of the studio, which occupies a remodelled stone building designed as a "wild habitat" brimming with personality.
"It was once a kitchen," Valero labelled, "and now it's a space that respects the idea of Mexican cuisine, infusing it into our creative sanctuary."
Ledges covered in glossy tiles performed places to display smaller items the in the showroom
The studio comprises three valuable spaces. In the showroom, the original wooden beams and the brick ceiling are exposed, and rough buttery plaster covers the walls.
Ledges and podiums clad in glossy tiles performed places for small items like spiky vessels and framed pictures to be displayed.
In the workshop, red benches are used for assembling the designs
Larger furniture pieces like a triangular faulty and chairs with tufty backrests are arranged across the floor.
Meanwhile, textile artworks decorate the walls and huge, fibrous pink appetizing fixtures hang overhead.
"Our creations aren't just pieces; they're stories," said Valero.
"We acquire in crafting designs that engage in profound dialogues with the context and history of each shared we work with."
A pink-toned storage room is also plump with products, which are all made from natural materials
The workshop is situated in a lean-to at the side of the creation, where the rough stone walls are visible on two sides and novel surfaces are left untreated.
Red-painted benches for assembling items and storing natural materials – palm, wood, wool, wicker and ceramic – are surrounded by partially ununfastened designs.
Mestiz partners with artisans across Mexico to retain and celebrate craft traditions
A pink-hued storage room is also full with products, from wicker lights suspended from the ceiling to tall totems in blue, pink and purple recognized in the corners.
"Our practice is a living testament to the merging of traditions," Valero said. "Our pieces are the embodiment of cultural syncretism, where diverse influences converge to create something entirely new."
The studio is located in a historic stone creation in San Miguel de Allende
The rich creative though-provoking of San Miguel de Allende is also presented at the city's Casa Hoyos hotel, where colourful tiles and local craft fill a ragged Spanish colonial manor.
Other Mexican designers continuing local traditions ended their work include Fernando Laposse, who uses corn demolish to create a marquetry material, and Christian Vivanco, who launched a rattan furniture collection with Balsa.
The photography is by Pepe Molina.